Comments by "Fred Bloggs" (@fredbloggs5902) on "The Difference Engine; The Steampunk Novel and the Actual Machine" video.

  1. £17,000 in 1840 would be worth around £1,500,000 today. That’s not much really. British governments have a long history of cancelling projects that they arguably shouldn’t have, obvious examples being the R100 and the TSR2
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  2. Yet here you are 🙄
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  3. Correct, but they used lead-acid batteries which have a low energy density so range was limited. It’s lithium-ion batteries that’s made them better than ICE.
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  4.  @hansemannluchter643  They’re 3-5x more efficient for a start.
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  5.  @hansemannluchter643  grow up Blocked
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  6.  @steveb9713  In Norway, 93% of new car sales are EVs. You’re clueless.
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  7.  @steveb9713  whataboutism Your issue was cold weather performance. Go watch Bjorn Nyland before you embarrass yourself any further. You’re blocked.
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  8. The use case for flying cars has never existed and until total autonomy exists most of the population is incapable of operating them safely.
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