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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by vel0city on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @05:10PM (#36410671)
> Where is that energy produced, what are the inputs?

You'd pretty much just have to look up the averages for the grid in your area. The pixies on the wires get all mixed up in the big pipes, its not like the wires from the car just go straight to a single power plant.

> WHO TH HECK IS CALCULATING THIS DATA?

In the US, the EIA along with local state agencies and grid operators.

https://www.eia.gov/

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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by samstave on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @07:08PM (#36412012)
>>"The pixies on the wires get all mixed up in the big pipes, its not like the wires from the car just go straight to a single power plant.

I love this phrase more than you can imagine.

WHERE THE HECK ARE ALL THESE ELECTRONS COMING FROM?????!!!!!

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