Electric vs Gas
xkcd.com

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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that’s the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

  • @derf82English
    1•5 months ago

    Nope. Everything is gas. Range, water heater, dryer, and heat. The only 2 pole breaker I have is for central AC.

    My house was built in the 1940s. 200 amp service didn’t become standard until the 80s.

    I know level 1 charging is there (although I also only have one exterior outlet), ~3 miles per hour of charging is tight. I need to be plugged in at least 10 hours for just my commute.

    And, yeah, you hit on the big problem. EVs are expensive and are only really accessible to those already at the upper end of the spectrum. Belief that gas engines are more powerful or have more instant torque is not what is keeping people from EVs, so the point Randall makes is pretty stupid.

    • @AA5BEnglish
      1•5 months ago

      Same here. House built in 1946, gas everything.

      But I had a lucky start in a previous owner upgrading to 200a service …. Maybe to install central air? When I moved in, I got all gas appliances, but 20 years later, everything is coming up for replacement. Times have changed. Technology is changing. Our understanding of our impact on the environment is changing.

      The timing is perfect.

      • I replaced my old gas stove with induction, and a big rebate
      • i have teens just starting to drive so I let them use my old Subaru and bought myself an EV, and a huge rebate
      • I installed a level 2 charger, with a rebate

      My furnace and AC are past their life expectancy and there are huge rebates on heat pumps ….