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World's largest EV never has to be recharged (www.greencarreports.com)
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[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 331 points 3 days 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 90 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In other words, OP's mom.

[–] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 54 points 3 days ago

Or in physics terms, potential energy.

[–] brrt@sh.itjust.works 34 points 3 days 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 26 points 3 days 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 3 days ago (2 children)

Didn't Tom Scott make a video about this?

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 30 points 3 days ago

Statistically, yes.

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days 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 days ago

The truck has a penis?