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.

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days 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.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

The majority of people who happen to be in cities aren't helped by your setup.

[–] waitmarks@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Ok, so they are fucked either way. The gas pumps will still not work in cities either.