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minus-squareFiniteacornBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down8·10 months agowhat simplicity? solid state is simplicity, a weight on a guide attached thru a cable and a bunch of gears to a generator/motor + the necessary safety features is the very antithesis of simplicity.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·10 months agoSimplicity compared to the process of mining and refining rare earth minerals to make batteries.
what simplicity? solid state is simplicity, a weight on a guide attached thru a cable and a bunch of gears to a generator/motor + the necessary safety features is the very antithesis of simplicity.
Simplicity compared to the process of mining and refining rare earth minerals to make batteries.