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Old 2012-11-09, 02:19   Link #2991
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Originally Posted by Solace View Post
The problem is that you still need to apply force to generate the induction. Electricity still needs a power source to be generated, unless you're going to pull a Doc Brown and wait for lightning to strike the clock tower (which in reality would melt every piece of electronics in the car).

Currently the majority of our electricity is generated by power stations that run on fossil fuels. You can cut emissions from vehicles by switching to electricity, but you haven't removed the reliance on the finite and polluting resource of fossil fuel, only made it more efficient.
Bingo, and that doesn't even get into the other externalities regarding car usage. (Space being the biggest one)
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