The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks

Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by lultimouomo on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @08:36AM (#35356316)

I find it hilarious that we are talking about preserving the environment and someone complains that they need would need more electric capacity to charge their vehicle and run their clothes dryer in the desert. As long as US exists, the world stands no chance.

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by rendang on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @11:17AM (#35358509)

You'd prefer he strung out a line in his backyard & hung all his clothes outside like they do in developing countries?

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by ketkev on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @11:44AM (#35358888)

Yes of course? Not everything needs to go in an energy intensive dryer. It'll air dry just fine inside or outside

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by BeFlatXIII on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:09PM (#35360145)

Oh no, he might look gasp _poor_ and lower neighborhood property values, thus cheating responsible savers out of their well-earned retirements.

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by campl3r on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:13PM (#35360181)

Yes? I prefer to do that myself

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by lultimouomo on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:17PM (#35360252)

I guess I'm from a -shithole- developing country myself, so can you explain to me how air-drying clothes is offensive to your sensibility?

(Again, in a desert; I can see how someone from Chicago might find it extremely convenient.)

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by rendang on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @06:44PM (#35364937)

Not offensive, just more labor intensive and uncommon in the US, especially for someone well-off enough to have his own pool.

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by jaipilot747 on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @04:47PM (#35363363)

The sheer sense of entitlement and superiority in this comment is astounding.

I will not even go into how drying clothes on a line is far kinder to clothes and makes them last longer.

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by Loocid on Thursday March 30, 2023 @03:21AM (#35369240)

Yes? Why would you not? It's a complete waste of money to use it if you don't need it.

I live in a place where you don't need a dryer for 80% of the year, and for 80% of the year I don't use the dryer despite owning one.

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