Comments by "remliqa" (@remliqa) on "Elon Musk Doubts This Idea. Ali Hajimiri Is Betting on It." video.

  1. +dkail08 That is one of the most ridiculously false statement ever. Pound for pound most green solution (including electric cars) are better for the environment than the thing they sought to replace.
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  2. Not really.
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  3. +dkail08 The only disadvantage that EV have compared to ICE is the range and upfront cost (maintenance wise EV is actually better). But neither of those are environmental impact. If we really go from the true environmental cost from procuring the resource needed to build both types of vehicles and their maintenance throughout their lifetime then EV have a smaller footprint on the environmental in total vs that of an ICE vehicle. As I said, the disadvantage of EV compared to ICE isn't environmental.
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  4. +GreenPigKing "it’d be cool if restaurants everywhere had built in wireless charging pads though." Based on the current efficiency of wireless energy transfer, I would say that is a horrible idea which will have huge negative environmental impact.
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