[Info-vax] Intel junk...Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

[DaveFroble]

Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> Den 2018-01-08 kl. 20:22, skrev Bill Gunshannon:
>> On 01/08/2018 11:48 AM, DaveFroble wrote:
>>> chrisv wrote:
>>>> Doomsdrzej, AKA "Slimer", wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> nospam wrote:
>>>>>>>> the batteries are heated and shortly before leaving, you can 
>>>>>>>> preheat
>>>>>>>> the cabin via a smartphone app.
>>>>>>> _How_ are they heated? 
>>>>>> via a heater module on the batteries.
>>>>
>>>> Which is fine, if you're plugged-in.  Otherwise, you're sucking
>>>> battery power.
>>>>
>>>>>>> Pre-heating the cabin essentially means that you've turned on the 
>>>>>>> car
>>>>>>> remotely. However, this is only possible if the car starts which, of
>>>>>>> course, often requires the batteries to be heated.
>>>>>> for a gas powered vehicle, the engine must be running.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> not true for an electric vehicle.
>>>>> Very interesting to know, thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Well, duh.  The heater's not working off from engine coolant...
>>>>
>>>
>>> Think about this.  That waste heat wasn't free.  It's unused energy. 
>>> That means you've had to put much more potential into the gasoline 
>>> engine to get what you need.  With electric, less energy is required. 
>>> Of course, the heat is nice when it's cold.  Still, from an energy 
>>> perspective, the gasoline engine is rather wasteful.
>>>
>>
>> Try tracing the power from the battery in the car all the way back
>> to it's origination.  Take all the "efficiencies" into consideration.
>> Now tell me how wasteful the gasoline engine really is.
>>
>> bill
>>
> 
> The problem is not efficient of the engine is as such. The problem is
> that it in most cases is burning fosile fules and releasing CO2 that
> was "in the loop" millions of years ago.
> 
> If you run the gasoline engine on bio-fuels produced from plants
> growing *today*, there is no issue with the C02 emissions.
> 
> 

Actually, yes, there is.  We've already caused the problems, and we have to do 
better than "just even" to attempt to reverse some things.


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