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[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 46 points 11 months ago
[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 61 points 11 months ago

God, imagine the trouble we could've saved if battery technology was less primitive at the time.

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 73 points 11 months ago

imagine where battery tech would be if we never started burning bones for power.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago

Imagine if that first ape that climbed down from the trees went "Nah." And climbed back up.

[-] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago
[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago

Hearing nothing but positives so far.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 18 points 11 months ago

Pedantic, but most fossil fuels are from plant matter.

[-] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I like how you think!

[-] laranis@lemmy.zip 7 points 11 months ago

Not yet... few more years of climate change and those of us left will welcome the reliability and independence afforded by the horse. We'll get there!

[-] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 11 months ago

Sorta. This thing was basically a horse carriage with an electric motor. If you build it light and don't expect it to go much faster than a horse at a trot, then yes, you can have a perfectly functional electric car with decent range way back then.

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