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> How do make sure they're operable in the event of a far too common electrical outtage? I never got this concern. Gas pumps are powered by electricity, and yo
by parker_mountain 3y ago
> How do make sure they're operable in the event of a far too common electrical outtage?
I never got this concern. Gas pumps are powered by electricity, and you're not going to hand fill a fleet's tanks.
- genter 3y agoYou need a much smaller generator to pump gasoline than you do to charge a van.
- orangepurple 3y agoThey should put a gas powered generator in a car to charge the battery while you drive /s
- r00fus 3y agoThat’s a Chevy Volt or BMW i3 + REX
- collinc777 3y agoI'm from Texas. A hurricane here and a cold winter there and you start to realize that this infra isn't ironclad.
- sokka_h2otribe 3y agoTexas deregulated grid is relatively cheap but also relatively unreliable compared to the rest of the country