The majority of people in cities aren’t helped by your setup.
Comment on xkcd #3214: Electric Vehicles
waitmarks@lemmy.world 23 hours agoPeople 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 21 hours ago
waitmarks@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Ok, so they are fucked either way. The gas pumps will still not work in cities either.
CADmonkey@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
I recall an ice storm where half the state was dark, and sure enough so were the gas stations. It was a fun conversation with my supervisor.