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As we do our silly Chicago tradition of dyeing the river a violent shade of green, I think it's a good time to remind people that our ancestors reversed the flow of the river to provide safe drinking (mas.to)
 

As we do our silly Chicago tradition of dyeing the river a violent shade of green, I think it's a good time to remind people that our ancestors reversed the flow of the river to provide safe drinking water from Lake Michigan and earlier, in the 1860's, lifted the entire city to improve drainage and public health.

Remember that any time someone says heat pumps and renewable energy are hard.

So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

@[email protected] Then you haven't been paying enough attention.

I've mentioned the need for more than just cars several times - have I made a video specifically about mass transit? No. But I don't really intend do because that's not my niche.

At this point, I'm ending this conversation.

So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

@[email protected] You better believe this rubs me the wrong way. And I think you know you are being provocative. Deliberately.

If you don't, god help you.

So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

@[email protected] So.

You came out of nowhere, told me I shouldn't defend EVs because of how bad cars in general are and that "instead" I should be advocating for better mass transit and bike infrastructure.

"Instead" implies one cannot do both - which I flatly reject.

So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (5 children)

@[email protected] What, specifically, are you telling me I should be defending against, then?

I'm so fucking confused.

So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (7 children)

@[email protected] Did I suggest that story's not true? Is this a Mastodon threading thing?

Or are you really just... extremely anti-EV?

I can't tell, but either way - your suggestion has been noted but, I should warn you, will be ignored.

So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (9 children)

@[email protected] ... oh right, all you asked was for me to not make content illustrating that so much of the bad press out there isn't real.

What to you actually want, a reduction in climate emissions as fast as possible? Or should we all just keep buying gas-powered cars while our politicians twiddle their thumbs and NIMBYs do their best to block even the most meager of proposals?

So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

@[email protected] This is quintessential black-and-white thinking at its very worst.

I need a car and will need one for the foreseeable future. Many people are in the same boat.

Getting mad at folks who advocate for harm reduction given the realities of the day as some sort of purity test is not how you win over folks. You'll probably make some extremists happy, maybe even radicalize a few folks to your position.

But this sort of purity-testing nonsense never leads to great places.

So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (12 children)

@[email protected] I'm sorry but I don't have patience for this attitude whatsoever.

Our built world is incredibly car-centric. This is bad! I'm on record as saying that. But we're not gonna be tearing it down any time soon, and progress on more mass transit and even bike infrastructure is frustratingly slow. Much too slow to have the impacts we need now.

I frankly find it insulting that you presume I don't also want more mass transit and bike infrastructure.

So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

@[email protected] Absolutely! That's what I mean by more AC charging everywhere.

So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] @[email protected] Sure, but there are 50kW DC chargers out there. Heck, there's really no reason you couldn't have a 25 kW DC charger.

I'd argue it doesn't make sense to equip every EV with a more expensive onboard charger which can handle large AC inputs - most people truly don't need that ever.

The need for medium-speed charging is, frankly, rare in the grand scheme. And it's much more sensible to fill that need with DC chargers in places where they're appropriate.

So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

@[email protected] That's an interesting supposition you've got there, except in this instance near Chicago multiple chargers have indeed gone down. At least one charging site went entirely offline.

So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

@[email protected] No they absolutely still lock to the car - it would be incredibly dangerous if they didn't as you could disconnect a several-hundred-amps DC connection.

The dispensers, though, barely retain them when they are put back in the holder. It's essentially a friction fit.

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So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having. (mas.to)
 

So there's been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we're having.

The factors there are complicated and mostly this is impacting people without charging at-home. As it happens, I'm now making a daily commute - just started in fact! And I'd like to report that my car is having no issues at all in this weather, and I haven't even plugged it in to charge in a few days.

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