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i've never heard anyone say that we don't have enough electricity otoh, i'm not on facebook
by recursivedoubts 2y ago
i've never heard anyone say that we don't have enough electricity
otoh, i'm not on facebook
- greenthrow 2y agoThis is brought up all the time by anti-EV folks. Usually in the form of "the grid can't handle everyone switching to EVs!" Which is obviously silly because no one is snapping the infinity gauntlet and turning all ICE vehicles into EVs overnight.
- recursivedoubts 2y agoidk seems like a straw man that pro-EV folks would emphasize b/c it makes the other side sound stupid but i'm not on facebook so idk, the other objections seem reasonable to me tho
- rascul 2y agoI generally see that grid and generation improvements are being made. I think the fear is that the EV usage is outpacing that. I don't know if it's true, and the referenced 6 year old article from Ars which states that there could be issues in the future does not seem to show where we're at today.
- Symbiote 2y agoThat myth was spread so much the UK's National Grid made a statement debunking it: https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/journey-to-net-zero/electric-vehicles-myths-misconceptions https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/journey-to-net-zero/ele...
- recursivedoubts 2y agoidk seems like a straw man that pro-EV folks would emphasize b/c it makes the other side sound stupid but i'm not on facebook so idk, the other objections seem reasonable to me tho