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Old 08-26-2022, 02:08 AM  
RazorSharpe
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Originally Posted by jscott View Post
60% of BTC mined is from renewable energy or what would have been wasted energy, so I wouldn't go that route comparing, BUT, I do agree with you that out of our options some might be better environmentally than others, yes hydrogen maybe, nuclear if possible too.
A Chinese company, Nio, are doing automated battery swaps. Lots of swap shops in China already, but there's one of them in Norway:
https://youtu.be/VmWL1hZQmD0

I'm not sure (yet) how their battery swap subscription model works, but basically, you buy the car and subscribe to batteries.
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