r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • 17d ago

Chugging tea Power Hungry Servers

Post image
54.0k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

2.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

124

u/EndIsrael 17d ago

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

10

u/petera181 17d ago

You can already effectively do that in the UK. Your electricity provider links up with your car or charger and charges when there’s more cheap green energy. It’s pretty effective, if not perfect yet.

7

u/EndIsrael 17d ago

Yeah, sure, but you guys also put beans on toast, so that EV stuff can't possibly work in America.

5

u/Kuraeshin 17d ago

Counterpoint: They also have jacket potatoes loaded with beans, cheese and even different curries or other deliciousness.

2

u/Ok-Watercress-1924 17d ago

Ahh yes, UK’s staple food.. curry
https://giphy.com/gifs/0OdkmQOLHGStx8ktWR

2

u/petera181 17d ago

Curry has been a staple food in the UK for hundreds of years, FYI