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• outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Still cleaner than even the cleanest electric car, just by physics.

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  • WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    In theory, you could make a carbon-neutral coal-burning steam locomotive. You would need to make synthetic coal out of atmospherically-captured CO2. But in theory it would be possible…

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    • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Nope. Thermodynamics.

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      • WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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  • TheFerrango@lemmings.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Copilot’s deep think says it would take a 2K passenger train to be more environmentally friendly than 2K electric cars, given a coal-steam train and electric cars recharged by a coal fired power plant.

    But that’s irrelevant, electric cars lose the coolness factor against steam trains. Choo-choo electric drivers!

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    • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      copilot’s deepthink saya

      I cannot express the depth of disappointment i feel here.

      Suffice to say that this is not an answer.

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      • TheFerrango@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Well I don’t know anyone who works in either designing mass transportation nor makes environmental impact analysis, so no one could give me an accurate guess, hence why I specified that I asked.

        I cannot express the depth of disappointment i feel here. I even let it ‘think’ some extra time, come on

        I sincerely hope you are never responsible for so much as brunch I’ll make it my goal to ensure I’m supervising every single brunch you’re going to for the rest of our lives

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