Posted May 31, 2013, 8:14 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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Originally Posted by Alon
Sorry, but this is bullshit. Maybe he knows how to make electric cars; I don't know - his cars don't function well in Northeastern weather. But he doesn't seem to know anything about trains, their power requirements, their weight requirements, etc. "Self-powering if you put solar panels on it" is the key tell that he's bullshitting; a full-length train needs 16-20 MW just to achieve regular HSR speeds, and even the expensive panels used in space, where weight costs more than platinum coating, don't have the efficiency to generate the required amount of power.
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You do realize that he knows much more than just electric cars. SpaceX or SolarCity ring a bell?
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