▲ 147 ▼ Well, That’s One Way to Sell Americans on Electric Cars. The U.S. has been wary of EVs. As the cost of gas soars, we’re now paying the price. (www.theatlantic.com) submitted 7 months ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world 46 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 point 7 months ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent replies: [–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 point 7 months ago (-1 children) It also serves the purpose of a generator, and with solar you might be able to cut your grid draw to basically zero The fire risk is generally overstated, plus different battery tech, like sodium, are much less flammable. Weight and size are much less of an issue, so as adoption increases they're going to get much cheaper and longer lasting as production ramps up Not to mention it does meaningfully reduce load on the grid with increased adoption. Not everything needs to be financially min-maxed... If you've got the money, it's a good thing to invest in permalink fedilink source parent hideshow -1 child comments replies: [+] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 point 7 months ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-2 replies)
[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 point 7 months ago (-1 children) It also serves the purpose of a generator, and with solar you might be able to cut your grid draw to basically zero The fire risk is generally overstated, plus different battery tech, like sodium, are much less flammable. Weight and size are much less of an issue, so as adoption increases they're going to get much cheaper and longer lasting as production ramps up Not to mention it does meaningfully reduce load on the grid with increased adoption. Not everything needs to be financially min-maxed... If you've got the money, it's a good thing to invest in permalink fedilink source parent hideshow -1 child comments replies: [+] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 point 7 months ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-2 replies)