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xkcd #3214: Electric Vehicles

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Now that I've finally gotten an electric vehicle, I'm never going back to an acoustic one.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3214/

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[-] waitmarks@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

People conveniently forget that gas pumps are powered by electricity also. A person with solar panels and an ev is going to be in a much better situation in a large scale power outage than someone with a gas car.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The majority of people who happen to be in cities aren't helped by your setup.

[-] waitmarks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Ok, so they are fucked either way. The gas pumps will still not work in cities either.

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