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World's largest EV never has to be recharged (www.greencarreports.com)
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[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 333 points 2 years ago (6 children)

So the energy this truck uses is harnessed via mining and loading... Essentially this energy was stored in the ore via geological processes.

This truck uses continental drift as his fuel.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 92 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In other words, OP's mom.

[–] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 54 points 2 years ago

Or in physics terms, potential energy.

[–] brrt@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 years ago

Since everything seems to be going downhill right now, how would I harness that power? You telling me the crystal peddling influencers were right all along? 🤣

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've seen a cable lift that worked basically like that. It transferred ore down the mountain, so heavy buckets going down lifted the empty buckets back up.

[–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Didn't Tom Scott make a video about this?

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 years ago

Statistically, yes.

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I’ve heard of a diesel-electric logging truck that uses this concept as well. Use the batteries going up the mountain empty, charge them again going downhill loaded.

[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The truck has a penis?