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That is true, but a gas or diesel vehicle can get refilled in 10 minutes, without consuming much power (a small generator is enough to run pumps at a gas statio
by _hyn3 2y ago
That is true, but a gas or diesel vehicle can get refilled in 10 minutes, without consuming much power (a small generator is enough to run pumps at a gas station).
And there are 4x4 diesel trucks like Excursions and Suburbans that can carry 8 to 12 people in leather comfort for 700 miles, even over rough terrain (rough terrain shortens your range, just like anything.)
- UncleMeat 2y agoIn a scenario where I need to drive many hundreds of miles to get to safety and there is no working infrastructure for charging an EV, I'd expect every gas station to run out of gas pretty darn quickly.
- neoromantique 2y agoEmergency services can step in and easily provide emergency fuel, charging though?
- dartos 2y agoIt’s easier to store, ration, and fill gas for gas cars than electricity for electric ones. Maybe that won’t always be the case, but it is now. Electric cars are a luxury atm.
- _hyn3 2y agoImagine this: a giant semi-truck loads up and dumps 45,000 gallons of gasoline into invisible, underground tanks in about twenty minutes. Now, try to imagine that could happen for electricity. (It's the same reason why datacenters always have diesel generators.)