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Re:Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars by neoromantique on Monday October 07, 2024 @07:31AM (#41764957)
I own multiple vehicles, every single one of them is capable of going 1000km on a single tank of gas, and seeing as I live close to border with Russia I keep at least one of them (4x4 capable one) at full tank at all times.

What EV can do at least half of that?

EDIT: To add to AM radio in said car I also have CB Radio with detachable (magnetic) antenna, just in case.

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Re:Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars by UncleMeat on Monday October 07, 2024 @09:03AM (#41765598)
Almost nobody behaves like you do, though. At any given moment there are tons of cars in garages that have 10% of a tank.
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Re:Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars by _hyn3 on Monday October 07, 2024 @09:40AM (#41765911)
That is true, but a gas or diesel vehicle can get refilled in 10 minutes, without consuming much power (a small generator is enough to run pumps at a gas station).

And there are 4x4 diesel trucks like Excursions and Suburbans that can carry 8 to 12 people in leather comfort for 700 miles, even over rough terrain (rough terrain shortens your range, just like anything.)

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Re:Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars by UncleMeat on Monday October 07, 2024 @11:18AM (#41766879)
In a scenario where I need to drive many hundreds of miles to get to safety and there is no working infrastructure for charging an EV, I'd expect every gas station to run out of gas pretty darn quickly.
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Re:Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars by neoromantique on Monday October 07, 2024 @03:00PM (#41769659)
Emergency services can step in and easily provide emergency fuel, charging though?
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Re:Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars by dartos on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @08:53AM (#41776825)
It’s easier to store, ration, and fill gas for gas cars than electricity for electric ones.

Maybe that won’t always be the case, but it is now.

Electric cars are a luxury atm.

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Re:Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars by _hyn3 on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @07:50PM (#41794065)
Imagine this: a giant semi-truck loads up and dumps 45,000 gallons of gasoline into invisible, underground tanks in about twenty minutes.

Now, try to imagine that could happen for electricity. (It's the same reason why datacenters always have diesel generators.)

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