Thanx, I'm kinda rusty on the Tesla history.
As for fuel sources for energy.
Seems to me, a promising avenue for technology and innovation would be in tapping into the energy of atomic foundational forces.
I participate in a few science fiction communities.
Many with well-established writers in the genre.
There is much discussion about potential energy sources of the future.
While currently beyond our technology and knowledge level, Imagine an energy source that taps into and uses the fundamental forces of matter.
This would mean that every molecule, perhaps every atom itself could power the device they make up.
Granted, we are a long way from that understanding.
But what if, the atoms that compose the device, were to actually power that device?
Try to imagine a world without wires.
No batteries.
No external power sources at all.
The atoms, the fundamental forces that bind atoms, were the source of the power needed to activate the device.
Could it happen?
There is a distinction between probability and possibility.
It is possible but at our present understanding improbable.
But then, wasn't heart transplants improbable 200 years ago?
In a more reasonable scebnario we do have kinetic and static electricity that could hold promise in the nearer future.
I have read about sidewalks that produce electricity from people walking.
I have read about clothing that charges cell phone batteries by normal movement.
Perhaps we don't need a new fuel source?
Perhaps we only need to learn how to tap into the energy sources that already exist?
Unfortunately I am very familiar with Tesla. They have ruined thousands of lives a lot in my city. It's sad what it has done to our community and how they screw over their workers and manipulate the housing market where people who don't work for them lose their housing because their rent triples.
Totally different Tesla, you want to talk to Elon Musk about that Tesla, if you were paying attention the Tesla we are talking about die pennyless 100 years ago, and was willing to give up his discoveries for free for the betterment of man kind.
On the other hand Elon Musk has taken government money, but he has also forced other automakers to take the electric car market seriously. He also has Space X, which is launching satellites into space along with other useful things, and they are developing space travel too. You see when NASA pulled the plug on the space shuttle they still needed a way to get things in space. The only option was foreign governments or private companies. Their are a few private players now, the founder of Amazon also runs one along with a few other players.
What you are talking about higher rents and screwing workers over has a lot to do with greedy property owners and people making poor decisions. Clearly the residents aren't smart enough to take advantage of the situation and its not uncommon for neighborhoods to change, some get more pricey, but often times its the other dirrection and they head toward poverty and decay.
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dust4fun
on Tue 03/05/19 07:33 PM
