Posted on 06/27/2015 7:21:39 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
You did not include the CO2 required to mine and transport the coal to the power plant.
Head winds and water on the pavement also reduce range. In my part of the country, I suspect a Tesla S is a 2nd or 3rd car. When they need to go on a trip, they jump into their Mercedes S class.
Plus whatever spew is necessary for fabrication in the first place.
“Did you read Oath of Fealty?”
I’m pretty sure I’ve read it and that I’ve seen a copy of it around here, but I don’t specifically remember it. I won’t say I’ve read all of Niven’s writing, but I’ve read a lot of it over the years. My paperback copy of “Ringworld” has a price of 95 cents from when I bought it new.
And then there’s the fact that I’ve been known to buy multiple copies of something, not remembering that I’ve read it till I get started on the new copy :)
O of F was Niven/Pournelle.
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