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Sugar Will '04
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Dallas, TX
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The coal industry is dead and the oil industry is next, it's not personal, it's straight up economics. We are moving to a clean energy society because it cost less. This article shows the job transition can be done.
I've always been a proactive person, so it's nice to see articles like these trying to think of solutions before a big job loss hits our nation at one time. If we don't do anything now to help these people, there should be no complaining from politicians or other citizens when the jobless numbers rise due to failing companies. [Only registered users can see links.] Quote:
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Sugar Will '04
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Great accumulation of answers to why Tesla matters.....[Only registered users can see links.]
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ISO Hello Again&Broken Things
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Michigan
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Sugar Will '04
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![]() Tesla is working on making their drivetrains work for a million miles and that motor will work for 100 years. ![]() Edit: Wanted to clarify that Nikola Tesla created the technology of the AC induction motor Tesla uses....that's where the name comes from.... Last edited by ggies; 08-11-2016 at 01:11 PM. |
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Sugar Will '04
Join Date: Jun 2005
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This is from 2011. Wall Street had extremely high short interest on the stock (and still does today) and wanted to see Tesla fail because they didn't think they could get the Model S out. Hmmm.....I wonder how that went......onto the Model 3! Haters gonna hate!
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Sugar Will '04
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Dallas, TX
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Two articles on coal.
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Sugar Will '04
Join Date: Jun 2005
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oh man, I love John Oliver
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Sugar Will '04
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Wow, another impressive article by Bill McKibben. This time, he takes the view on this subject as war and that we need to come together as a nation like we did in WWII.
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Sugar Will '04
Join Date: Jun 2005
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So I'm not sure how many of you keep up with this, but there are more companies than Tesla going towards autonomous driving. Ford has announced their plans, GM has partnered with Lyft and then there is Uber.
The CEO of Uber said about two years ago that if Tesla could get their cars to full autonomy by 2020, they would buy 500,000 cars from them. Since then, Tesla has announced their own vision of how they see the future, so it seems Uber has moved on. Here is an article talking about Uber's first integration of their move with autonomous driving: [Only registered users can see links.] Quote:
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Sugar Will '04
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Sugar Will '04
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A very insightful article into the inevitable change of our transportation system. The author lists the negative impacts autonomous EVs will have on our society, but gives proactive examples of what we can do to be ready for this change.
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ISO Hello Again&Broken Things
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Michigan
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Enjoying the reading
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Moore Soul
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I really want a Model 3
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Sugar Will '04
Join Date: Jun 2005
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yay! and yeah ya do!
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The Flyin' Lions
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We can't really stop this technology from happening, and the end result may be very beneficial for a lot of people, but there's going to be a lot of pain for millions of people while the changeover happens. |
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Sugar Will '04
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So instead of the playing politics with people lives, we need to come together as a nation and work at this. This is why I can't stand this Presidential election this year. We ARE on the verge of a major change of how life works and lobbyists from the oil industry/Koch brothers won't stop it. It's actually quite exciting - we are on the next major change in how the human race operates. We get to live and see the change and our children and their children will get to live in it. It's like the generation from 1903-1913 that saw the transformation from horses to cars. |
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Sugar Will '04
Join Date: Jun 2005
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So bringing it back to the reason we need EVs and sustainable energy (autonomous cars are just an added bonus), this is a beautifully written article on climate change.
Piers Sellers, a former astronaut, paints a great picture at the beginning of this on how amazing the world is, really brings you down to a level that we are all in this together. [Only registered users can see links.] Some great quotes after his intro: Quote:
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