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NNadir

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6. Dimethyl ether produced with the industrial scale hydrogenation of carbon dioxide.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:09 AM

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2026 Study on whether EV's are better for the environment than ICE vehicles (not one from 2019) [View all] Finishline42 Jun 25 OP

Oh boy!!!! A tweet about a "study." All those batteries are saving the world.... NNadir Jun 25 #1

2019 refers to Table 1 in the study Finishline42 Jun 26 #2

If one reads the scientific literature regularly and in detail, as I do... NNadir Jun 26 #5

Personal example of what EV's are doing that ICE vehicles won't - GET CHEAPER Finishline42 Jun 26 #11

I do understand that there are people who consider themselves noble and "green" based on their bourgeois... NNadir Jun 26 #12

Here's a Sankey diagram - What's rejected energy??? Finishline42 Jun 26 #3

What is your solution for transport? muriel_volestrangler Jun 26 #4

Dimethyl ether produced with the industrial scale hydrogenation of carbon dioxide. NNadir Jun 26 #6

Oh. so it's an unproven atmospheric carbon capture strategy? muriel_volestrangler Jun 26 #7

I have never confused feasibility with inevitability. NNadir Jun 26 #8

The thing is that you attack any method of decreasing CO2 emissions that doesn't equal your "feasible" end technology muriel_volestrangler Jun 26 #9

My opinions on energy have been developed over 40 years of literature research. NNadir Jun 26 #10

As an aside, the Toyota hybrid engines are the best. hunter Jun 27 #13

Just curious, what year Prius? I'm still driving a 2011 RandomNumbers Sunday #15

I'll confess it's not typical U.S.A. driving. hunter Monday #16

I just realized I didn't answer your question. hunter Tuesday #17

Why do you drive a hybrid? Are your car's batteries saving the world? Or do you see some other advantage? OKIsItJustMe Sunday #14

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