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Google adopts small nuclear power reactors at unprecedented scale — inks deal for seven reactors to feed AI data centers (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

No , if you run EVs off a grid fossil fuel generator, that's the difference between 33% and 40% efficient. It's not enough to move the needle. It doesn't even pay for itself in terms of emissions.

The energy source absolutely has to be ZERO emissions as well. If not then it's just climate cope.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 57 minutes ago

What the hell are you talking about? That's not how people charge EVs.

EVs on their own are typically 90%+ efficient. Although some are as low as ~85%.

Even running on a generator, though, they'd still be more efficient than any ICE engine found in a car, aside from a Formula 1 engine.

EVs are far cleaner, even if ran on a fossil fuel energy grid.