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by thecabinet 3187 days ago
A magnitude 7 earthquake releases approximately 5 PJ over less than a minute, so let's say 100TW. A Tesla supercharger provides 120KW, so even if the braking system is equivalent, you'd need 1B cars.
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> you'd need 1B cars.

Now there's an investor pitch I'd love to hear.

If y'all buy my 1B cars you get quake-free life and faster charge !

-- Salesman

Wow. I really thought there would be more energy in an earthquake. That's just like a smallish nuke.