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Forester@pawb.social 2 months agoThose deaths are counted in my 5 k
You actually don’t need any fossil fuel to make it work. You just have to electrify the mining machinery then you can power it with solar, wind, hydro and nuclear.
zloubida@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
“You just have”… that wishful-thinking and technosolutionism.
bountygiver@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
China is doing that. It does make sense as mining operations tend to also are far out so not needing to send fuel in would allow the less dense battery to pay itself off if the operation goes long enough.
Forester@pawb.social 2 months ago
We literally have them in use already but ok… www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH8xyFzSMc0 as Ev’s continue to replace autos they become cheaper than diesel
zloubida@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Oh yes of course, a mine only use fuel for their vehicles. You know a whole lot about mining, obviously.