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[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Fossil fuels are currently the largest disconnected power storage by overall power used. You know, the thing cars use when they aren't EVs. You may have heard of diesel and gasoline generators, or oil-fueled ships.

As per the previous part of my comment that you quoted, my point was that incremental changes can accumulate to the point where at some point revolutionary changes can occur. We increased capacity and longevity by a factor of 10 over 30 years, have a new technology hitting mainstream, and another that could double power density in the next 5 to 10. Yet you seem skeptical that's possible, in spite of the decades of advances we already have made.

[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago

Fossil fuels are currently the largest disconnected power storage by overall power used.

Fossil fuels do not store "power" at all.

incremental changes can accumulate to the point where at some point revolutionary changes can occur. We increased capacity and longevity by a factor of 10 over 30 years

If it takes place over the course of 30 years, it is not "revolutionary".

Yet you seem skeptical that's possible, in spite of the decades of advances we already have made.

I am skeptical because of the decades of advances that have been promised time and time again but have not been made...

I am not remotely skeptical of iterative advancements.

[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Fossil fuels do not store "power" at all.

Now, if you're quibbling about the term power vs. energy, I can't really be bothered with it. If you aren't, what exactly do you think is the reason we use gasoline in vehicles than because it's a highly portable source of energy?

[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago

if you're quibbling about the term power vs. energy, I can't really be bothered with it.

Yeah, I'm getting that impression about you.

[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

I can't be bothered because laymen don't generally know the difference, and it's the least important detail about this conversation. Granted, unimportant details seem to be your forte.

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