cantsurf

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[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I do like EV's! I'm looking forward to the day when its practical for me to have one. I want less vehicle maintenance and I hope that the cost to charge it is less than it would cost to put gasoline in an equivalent ice vehicle.

You're right that technically you would probably be able to run an extension cord for charging. I'm suggesting that this is a pain in the ass solution. Your landlord is going to tell you that you're not allowed to do that. The spots within reach of your house won't always be open.

Within the next 10 years, hopefully more charging infrastructure will be built. Currently, its not available.

If I wanted inexpensive transportation that's a pain in the ass, I'd just take the bus.

[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'm going to borrow a picture that somebody else posted. https://www.rent.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/apartment_building.jpg

Do you think its practical for extension cords to run from that building to most of the parking spots? It would be a spiderweb of a tangled mess.

[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm going to borrow a picture that somebody else posted. https://www.rent.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/apartment_building.jpg

Do you think its practical for extension cords to run from that building to most of the parking spots? It would be a spiderweb of a tangled mess.

[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago (5 children)

This is just not a practical day-to-day solution. Most people don't have a parking spot right outside their window that they can reliably use for charging. There is often a sidewalk that the cord would have to cross, creating the opportunity for someone to trip and sue you. There is often landscaping between buildings and parking, creating the opportunity for the landscapers to accidentally run over your cord with their lawnmower. Some asshole is going to walk by and unplug your car and then you may be late to work.

Sure, you could it, but it's not a practical solution.

[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 19 points 11 months ago (8 children)

OK, but if you live in an apartment, where do you plug in that level 1 charger?

[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

It's not complicated. Mpge allows you to compare energy efficiency vs internal combustion cars. They also provide kWh/100 mi, which allows you to calculate actual cost of operation, depending on how much you pay for a kWh.

[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Now I'm all worked up about dem cabooses

[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Now just combine this with cell phone tracking data and we'll know where everyone is, where they're going, what theyre doing, what they think, how much money they have, their political opinions, what they're buying, who they're fucking. It'll be a crime free utopia!

[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I'm not saying this to be mean or intentionally offensive. I genuinely am having a hard time understanding the logic: If you know that you have a genetic mutation that will be fatal 100% of the time, and which generally only allows you to survive for a short period of time beyond your early reproductive years, why would you have kids? It seems selfish to me, that these people understand their condition but still choose to doom their progeny to the same fate.

[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I did read the article. What point are you trying to make? I concede that gas stoves do generate potentially harmful combustion byproducts but in my opinion, adequate ventilation minimizes the health risks.

[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've lived in places with gas stoves and with electric stoves. I vastly prefer gas stoves. Just open a window or use the exhaust fan. I don't see a problem. Gas is currently way cheaper than electricity where I live.

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