CAFE standards... rolled back

[sgtsandman]

I don't have a problem of the idea of solar farms, just their placement. Around here, they been putting them in perfectly good farm land. It seems to me that there are plenty of buildings with flat roofs, like walmarts and big box stores where they could be using otherwise not used space. Especially in locations where there is a lot retail stores, like Cranberry, Chippewa, and Robinson Township. If they really wanted to think outside the box, all of those retail locations have massive parking lots. They could make use of that area by putting solar panels as roofing, making it nicer for the customers and for the retailers since there would be less area that would need snow clearing. My point is, use the land that is already dead and not growing anything or being used as pastureland.

Windmills, on the other hand are a different animal since they insist on using those giant monstrosities. There is probably a reason for it that I'm just not seeing.

 

[pentode]

Solid state batteries are soon being used.

Toyota aims to launch the 'world's first' all-solid-state EV batteries

Toyota is doubling down on the “holy grail” of EV tech — all-solid-state batteries. Its first EV could arrive as...

electrek.co

Yes, if this materializes it'll be a game changer. I just hope they're able to pull it off as they've been working on the tech a long time and have had several delays. They're famously conservative though, so I imagine they won't bring it to market until they know they have it right. (Current V6 problems notwithstanding - seems everyone's having those)

 

[oldgeek]

There is probably a reason for it that I'm just not seeing.

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