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Sure it'll become cheaper, but it still would be more expensive than a gas range. A gas stove is very simple. Furthermore the use of gas heating per the study a

Sure it'll become cheaper, but it still would be more expensive than a gas range. A gas stove is very simple. Furthermore the use of gas heating per the study are in the coldest places - the same places that are using fossil fuels to heat anyway, even with new construction. This is not to say that we shouldn't move towards induction and heat pumps, but doing this under the guise of safety is disingenuous. The real issue is improper cooking procedure. If the government wants to encourage emission free heating and cooking they should simply offer rebates, which some counties are beginning to do.

giardini 4y ago
And the gas stove still works during hurricanes.
- vanilla_nut 4y ago
  Couldn't induction as well, if you have solar panels and maybe a battery in your house?
  - oaktrout 4y ago
    Assuming you can afford solar panels and a battery and they are not damaged in the storm and you don't go too long without sunny weather and ...
    - factsarelolz 4y ago
      Yeah but couldn't you just... run a biodiesel generator to recharge your batteries?
    - smileysteve 4y ago
      Most of that applies to a gas generator, even moreso. The generator you use once every year, but the gas regularly goes stale; are you really going to want to go refill it and hand crank it in a hurricane when the auto start didn't kick on? And you're hoping it, its ventilation, its fuel supply, and it's wiring aren't damaged or flooded.
      - oaktrout 4y ago
        One advantage that gas stoves have is that they don't need electricity to cook, so if your batteries or generators fail, you can still prepare a meal while you wait for the power to be restored.
  - sponaugle 4y ago
    You would need a lot of batteries. My induction top draws about 3kw when going strong.
    - DeRock 4y ago
      My car has 77kWh of batteries, so it could power that stove for 24 hours straight.
  - jacquesm 4y ago
    Most grid-tie inverters need the grid to function.
- dzhiurgis 4y ago
  So does $10 camping gas stove

giardini 4y ago

And the gas stove still works during hurricanes.

vanilla_nut 4y ago
Couldn't induction as well, if you have solar panels and maybe a battery in your house?
- oaktrout 4y ago
  Assuming you can afford solar panels and a battery and they are not damaged in the storm and you don't go too long without sunny weather and ...
  - factsarelolz 4y ago
    Yeah but couldn't you just... run a biodiesel generator to recharge your batteries?
  - smileysteve 4y ago
    Most of that applies to a gas generator, even moreso. The generator you use once every year, but the gas regularly goes stale; are you really going to want to go refill it and hand crank it in a hurricane when the auto start didn't kick on? And you're hoping it, its ventilation, its fuel supply, and it's wiring aren't damaged or flooded.
    - oaktrout 4y ago
      One advantage that gas stoves have is that they don't need electricity to cook, so if your batteries or generators fail, you can still prepare a meal while you wait for the power to be restored.
- sponaugle 4y ago
  You would need a lot of batteries. My induction top draws about 3kw when going strong.
  - DeRock 4y ago
    My car has 77kWh of batteries, so it could power that stove for 24 hours straight.
- jacquesm 4y ago
  Most grid-tie inverters need the grid to function.
dzhiurgis 4y ago
So does $10 camping gas stove