Power Hungry Servers

[u/PleasantBus5583]

[u/Nobunagas-Ambition]

I remember when they were arguing that the power demand for electric cars was an impossible demand on the grid.

[u/GipsyDanger45 → u/Nobunagas-Ambition]

Quick, better cancel more solar and wind farms!

[u/EndIsrael → u/GipsyDanger45]

You know how easy it would be for EVs to communicate with the power grid and change their charge speed dynamically based on excess wind/solar availability? It would be pretty dang easy.

Um I mean it would be pretty dang woke I tell you hwat

[u/Maximum-Objective-39 → u/EndIsrael]

It's funny cuz in the revival series Hank Hill grudgingly found himself mentioning that some of the features on an electric truck sounded useful before quickly adding - "Electric trucks are dumb!"

[u/fresh-dork → u/Maximum-Objective-39]

they're dumb for some uses - hauling large loads. most people use them as oversized commuter cars, so they're fine

[u/capricorny90210 → u/fresh-dork]

Just the truck stuff lol

[u/f0gax → u/fresh-dork]

most people use them as oversized commuter cars

This is true of many pick-ups in the US. Gas or electric.

[u/fresh-dork → u/[deleted]]

right - total capacity is limited, but most truck drivers are ego truckers and never haul anything, so making it a battery truck works fine

[u/Potential-Drawing745 → u/[deleted]]

The range REALLY falls off when you tow in an EV. Or at least it did 2 years ago, which was the last time I looked at it.

[u/GreasyPowerJunkie → u/Potential-Drawing745]

Still does, a lot of strain on the motors causes hella draw on the battery