▲ 1114 ▼ xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com) submitted 2 years ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world 729 comments fedilink hide all child comments Alt text: An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.
[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) For me it's cost and having a place to charge since I rent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago* (4 children) Unless you take road trips often having a place to charge is literally any random Outlet. You don't need a fancy dedicated fast charger if you drive less than 100 miles in a day. Think about how many hours your car is just sitting at home, it has that many hours to charge it doesn't matter if it charges in 1 and 1/2 hours or 9 hours as long as it gets charged So even as a renter as long as you have any kind of outdoor outlet or garage you've got somewhere to charge permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] hydriplex@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not who you replied to, but you are assuming a lot of the living situations for millions and millions of people. I live in a building built in the 40s and only have street parking. I do have a pretty damn good public transit system at my disposal, though. That's within reach for my short travel needs today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] someacnt_@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago While circumstances are bleak, I hope public transport become much more commonplace. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jonne@infosec.pub 11 points 2 years ago When I rented I only had street parking. In that situation an electric car is just another thing to manage. If you've got a garage to park in, sure, even with a basic 220V outlet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] venoft@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) As long as you have a driveway or garage, yes. Which a lot of people (most?) don't have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dditty@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Yeah I live in an apt with a dedicated off-street parking spot, but the lot still isn't close to any outlets. permalink fedilink source parent [–] spongebue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I have an EV and charge at home. I love it. That said, I've lived in tons of rentals in college and immediately after. Not one of them would've had a practical option to charge, even on a regular outlet. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago* (4 children) Unless you take road trips often having a place to charge is literally any random Outlet. You don't need a fancy dedicated fast charger if you drive less than 100 miles in a day. Think about how many hours your car is just sitting at home, it has that many hours to charge it doesn't matter if it charges in 1 and 1/2 hours or 9 hours as long as it gets charged So even as a renter as long as you have any kind of outdoor outlet or garage you've got somewhere to charge permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] hydriplex@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not who you replied to, but you are assuming a lot of the living situations for millions and millions of people. I live in a building built in the 40s and only have street parking. I do have a pretty damn good public transit system at my disposal, though. That's within reach for my short travel needs today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] someacnt_@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago While circumstances are bleak, I hope public transport become much more commonplace. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jonne@infosec.pub 11 points 2 years ago When I rented I only had street parking. In that situation an electric car is just another thing to manage. If you've got a garage to park in, sure, even with a basic 220V outlet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] venoft@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) As long as you have a driveway or garage, yes. Which a lot of people (most?) don't have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dditty@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Yeah I live in an apt with a dedicated off-street parking spot, but the lot still isn't close to any outlets. permalink fedilink source parent [–] spongebue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I have an EV and charge at home. I love it. That said, I've lived in tons of rentals in college and immediately after. Not one of them would've had a practical option to charge, even on a regular outlet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hydriplex@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not who you replied to, but you are assuming a lot of the living situations for millions and millions of people. I live in a building built in the 40s and only have street parking. I do have a pretty damn good public transit system at my disposal, though. That's within reach for my short travel needs today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] someacnt_@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago While circumstances are bleak, I hope public transport become much more commonplace. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] someacnt_@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago While circumstances are bleak, I hope public transport become much more commonplace. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jonne@infosec.pub 11 points 2 years ago When I rented I only had street parking. In that situation an electric car is just another thing to manage. If you've got a garage to park in, sure, even with a basic 220V outlet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] venoft@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) As long as you have a driveway or garage, yes. Which a lot of people (most?) don't have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dditty@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Yeah I live in an apt with a dedicated off-street parking spot, but the lot still isn't close to any outlets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dditty@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Yeah I live in an apt with a dedicated off-street parking spot, but the lot still isn't close to any outlets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I have an EV and charge at home. I love it. That said, I've lived in tons of rentals in college and immediately after. Not one of them would've had a practical option to charge, even on a regular outlet. permalink fedilink source parent