• waitmarks@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    People conveniently forget that gas pumps are powered by electricity also. A person with solar panels and an ev is going to be in a much better situation in a large scale power outage than someone with a gas car.

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      9 hours ago

      I recall an ice storm where half the state was dark, and sure enough so were the gas stations. It was a fun conversation with my supervisor.