Pleased to meet you Irina, thanks to Eugyppius! And so pleased to have this solidarity too. Even though I really have no doubts about 'the science', when so many apparently rational and scientific people maintain that black is white it's hard to keep one's head. I also tend to lose it every time I see a Tesla, which is becoming much too …
Pleased to meet you Irina, thanks to Eugyppius! And so pleased to have this solidarity too. Even though I really have no doubts about 'the science', when so many apparently rational and scientific people maintain that black is white it's hard to keep one's head. I also tend to lose it every time I see a Tesla, which is becoming much too frequent. And briefly on that - one of the things that I simply can't get across to people is just how much power is necessary for a charging station, and how impossible it is that it would come from local renewable sources. And if the power is as dear as for a diesel equivalent, and comes from a coal-burning power station, what exactly is it all for? We've reached an unparalleled degree of sophistication in fuel-burning technology for cars and tractors and machinery, and now we want to toss it all out for something that runs on batteries? One could go on, and on!
Indeed, it is quite disturbing how many scientists have sold out although it's not that difficult to see why. Peer pressure is no joke, even in academic circles, especially coupled with financial pressure. Non-scientists, meanwhile, don't ask the questions you -- and the rest of us here -- keep asking. It's easier this way and Teslas are so pretty...
Pleased to meet you Irina, thanks to Eugyppius! And so pleased to have this solidarity too. Even though I really have no doubts about 'the science', when so many apparently rational and scientific people maintain that black is white it's hard to keep one's head. I also tend to lose it every time I see a Tesla, which is becoming much too frequent. And briefly on that - one of the things that I simply can't get across to people is just how much power is necessary for a charging station, and how impossible it is that it would come from local renewable sources. And if the power is as dear as for a diesel equivalent, and comes from a coal-burning power station, what exactly is it all for? We've reached an unparalleled degree of sophistication in fuel-burning technology for cars and tractors and machinery, and now we want to toss it all out for something that runs on batteries? One could go on, and on!
cheers David.
Pleasure's all mine, David!
Indeed, it is quite disturbing how many scientists have sold out although it's not that difficult to see why. Peer pressure is no joke, even in academic circles, especially coupled with financial pressure. Non-scientists, meanwhile, don't ask the questions you -- and the rest of us here -- keep asking. It's easier this way and Teslas are so pretty...