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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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[-] bdonvr 11 points 2 weeks ago
  1. Blackout

Eh? What if there's a gas supply issue? Can't fuel up. I've experienced this after a natural disaster disrupted gas deliveries. Lines for blocks. Days to wait.

[-] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 9 points 2 weeks ago

Not to mention what if someone does something silly like start a war and push the price of oil up. Solar does not increase in price after it's made.

[-] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Doesn't mean they can't raise it :>

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Solar does not increase in price after it’s made

YET. Elon's working on it.

[-] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

You can't refuel a gas car without electricity anyway, the pumps are electric.

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