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They should build ev charging stations with a drive in theater so you can watch a movie as you're charging up to continue your road trip

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨aesthelete@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨showerthoughts@lemmy.world⁩

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  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    We live in a corporate hellhole so you’ll get a screen just big enough to play obnoxious ads instead.

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    • aesthelete@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Hey, the thoughts I have while I’m showering do not account for the dystopic problems that’ll likely prevent their implementation. My shower is a happy place.

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      • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Sorry to take a pee in your shower, that was rude of me

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    • _bug0ut@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      PSA: At every Exxon Mobil I’ve been to, when the screen starts vomiting up ads as you’re pumping your gas, if you tap the 2nd button from the top on the right side of the screen, it mutes it.

      Enjoy your peaceful gas station visit.

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      • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I bought an EV two months ago because I didn’t know this one trick

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    • Croquette@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      This is already done on gaz pumps here. It’s fucking terrible how everything is trying to sell you more shit

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      • thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        The lower right buttons on those screens usually mute if they have audio. In case anyone didn’t know that.

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    • CrayonRosary@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’ve seen so many ads on gas pumps that Maria Menounos has become a little demon inside my skull making me think about her every time I think about deisel.

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    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      the screen will be large. Mostly because it was a good idea by some well-meaning soul. The problem is there was a soulless corpo bureaucrat that inserted themselves into the implementation process.

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    • Terevos@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      BTW, you can hit one of the buttons to mute the audio.

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      • Someology@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Only on some of them. Some service stations have disabled this mute function.

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    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      assuming the charger works… which I’ve heard a certain charger company seems to have trouble keeping their shit functional.

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  • cosmic_slate@dmv.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Teslas do this already with the center screen.

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    • Ocelot@lemmies.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      lol my kids are always disappointed when we’re done charging on road trips because they weren’t done with the episode of their TV show. We can’t even make it through one whole movie 20 minutes at a time on an all-day road trip.

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      • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Supercharging really only allows enough time to stretch your legs and go for a quick walk before getting back on the road every ~200 miles or so, which you should absolutely be doing anyway.

        Tell that to my Canadian friend who considers anything under 7 hours an easy drive

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    • Capricorny90210@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Enough time to squeeze in an episode of Frasier. I’m down.

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  • Moonrise2473@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    A better idea is a vacuum nearby the charger. Meanwhile you pay for the charge you could also pay to vacuum the car. Maybe pay for that water less car wash

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    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      A car wash and snack bar is a better was to spend 15-30m. This isn’t 2004. EVs don’t need a movie’s length of time to charge unless you’re at home.

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      • Someology@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        The drive in theater option would be great for people who live in apartments with no access to a charger. To fully charge, not just top up.

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    • Terevos@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’d start with a trash can nearby. Almost none of them that I’ve been to have a trash that’s anywhere close.

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    • negativenull@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I like this!

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  • billygoat@catata.fish ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yeah, all I can think of is that they would play ads 24/7 right in front of the parking spot.

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  • Octavio@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The couple I went to when I rented a polestar didn’t even have like a coffee shop or anything nearby. It seemed like such a wasted opportunity for capitalism to squeeze more money out of the traveling public. Oops I meant provide valuable services.

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  • reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It only takes twenty minutes to fast charge an EV these days. Better to install them at places like Starbucks and McDonalds so travelers can stop, get a drink, and use the bathroom.

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  • Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I like this idea just for bringing back drive-in theaters. They’re pretty non-existent around me. Used to be several and it was always more fun than a regular theatre.

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    • Terevos@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      We have 2 near me. I don’t go as much as I’d like but they’re pretty fun

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  • MdRuckus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m sure corporate America is ready to charge you $100 to watch that movie too.

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    • Someology@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Drive in movies are often cheaper than regular movie theaters.

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      • MdRuckus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Drive-in movies where you charge your car?

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      • Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Not anymore. In LA at least.

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  • BB69@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You’re only charging for 15ish minutes.

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    • AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Oh wow you’re right. Those supercharger stations must be pushing a lot of amperage. I had no idea it only took 15 minutes for 200 miles range. I assume there would be battery degradation over time but still impressive.

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      • partial_accumen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I assume there would be battery degradation over time but still impressive.

        There is degradation over time. Long term results are showing 10% capacity loss over a 10 year period. So if you start with a 300 mile range, after 10 years of use charging and discharging, you have 270 miles of range.

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      • Ocelot@lemmies.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Anywhere from 150 to 350 kilowatts! Usually 400-800 volts. It’s pretty serious.

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  • AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Or we should improve rail and bus transit. Wi-Fi on board and you can stream whatever you want. Plus no stressful, bad for the earth, driving. #fuckcars

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    • psud@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      There’s wifi on board Australian inter-town buses and trains, it’s really useful as there’s not much phone network between towns here

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  • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    IMO, there’s a lot of things EV charging stations should have that they do not. Free WiFi for one. It doesn’t need to be fast, just enough that you can use the stations app or whatever to buy the electricity. There’s a nontrivial number of stations in places with poor or no 3G/4G connectivity. But it’s obvious that the station has internet somehow, so it can process transactions.

    Then, for any locations that don’t have nearby amenities, maybe a covered area, or small indoor area with vending machines? Like the ones that dispense “fresh brewed coffee” which never seems very fresh. Even if it sucks, it’s something, and sometimes that’s exactly what you need.

    Toilets. I think this is obvious, so I’ll leave it at that.

    Maybe some picnic tables or benches to rest on so you’re not glued to your driver’s seat.

    Make charging stations actual rest stops.

    For the TV thing, that’s not bad, but I wonder how it would work to pick a movie or something. Alternatively, you could tune it to the local over-the-air channels, then turn the TV on or off based on the presence of a vehicle in the bay.

    IDK, there’s a ton of work still to do.

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  • youRFate@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This actually exists here, the first two rows at the Aschheim drive in cinema have chargers.

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  • psud@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    At home, my car plus in over the weekend once a week

    On long trips, it charges at a fast charger in less time than it takes to get the children toileted and fed. You need to set an alarm on your phone to avoid getting idle fees

    On long trips without kids the in car entertainment is great, but even without it you don’t have much time for YouTube, especially if you need to pee

    (Tesla with premium connectivity)

    With your external screen idea, wouldn’t you prefer one you can cast your own content to?

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  • Terevos@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Are there many EVs that don’t have a giant screen with the capability of watching movies?

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    • Rouxibeau@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Not everone uses Apple. Several popular models have no, small, or low res screens.

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      • Terevos@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        What EV models don’t have big screens?

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  • DeadlineX@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It will be really cool when AR becomes a bigger thing. Then you can watch movies or whatever anywhere.

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  • JokeDeity@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Legitimately solid idea here, my friend!

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  • Zippy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Drive in theaters rocked. Miss them.

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  • thecam@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I would rather stop at a gas station, fill up my tank which takes like two minutes, pay and be on my way.

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    • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Hot swappable EV batteries would be cool

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      • youRFate@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Exists, Nio does it and is steadily expanding the network, but with how fast the 800v cars are charging it’s not really a problem anymore. I took longer breaks on roadtrips than my ev needs to charge even when I still drove a diesel.

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      • Ocelot@lemmies.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I don’t think this really caught on because not everyone takes care of their batteries to the same degree. Frequently charging to 100% or draining to 0% has some negative impacts reducing range and performance. You’re likely to receive one of these used batteries in your car with a swap.

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      • SocialEngineer56@notdigg.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Roadways that charge your vehicle as you drive on them would be even cooler

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      • Someology@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        This is what is needed. Serviceable by design, with ease.

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      • Aggravationstation@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I think this would be the way to go. The infrastructure with gas stations or petrol stations as we call them here in the UK.

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      • thecam@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Gasoline is based.

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  • qyron@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There’s a new charging technology that allows to charge 50km of range in ten minutes already being rolled out by either Renault or Stellantis. Next step will be full charge. I like your idea but: is it necessary?

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