Coal has lots more carbon. It's coming back:

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-1n27coal23479-coal...

You'll get the best wok hei. FYI, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wok#Wok_hei

Berkeley is only 31 miles away from a business called Koch Carbon. The name alone tells you all you need to know. You can buy carbon from the Koch brothers. By banning natural gas in new homes, Berkeley is supporting this local business.

Use an induction cooktop. Much faster heat times than traditional electric

Sadly, renters don't get much input on any of the appliances. While suggesting a different type of electric stove is great for people with that control, most just suffer with the cheapest appliance the landlord could get away with providing.

You can always put a portable induction top on top of your unused electric top.

Heat diffuser too?

A what? Do you mean one of these things? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_diffuser

If so, then I don't think you'd ever need one? None of the use-cases for them seem like they would apply to a good induction stove.

An induction-compatible disc that heats up via induction and transfers that heat by conduction to your non-induction-compatible cookware.

Simple, inexpensive, inefficient, and possibly damaging.

https://www.centurylife.org/the-inefficiency-of-induction-co...

No I meant for an electric stove

But the goal is to make your cooktop _more_ responsive, not _less_ responsive.

And also nearly zero waste heat so your kitchen doesn't get so hot while cooking.