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Why thousands of New Yorkers swap gas for induction stoves in clean energy push: ‘It makes sense; States from California to Georgia are promoting induction stoves for climate, health and cost benefits (www.theguardian.com)
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They've got a quite unusual stove that's got a large battery in it so that it can operate when the power is off, and doesn't need the installation of a 240v power connection. This avoids the cost of an electrical retrofit of old apartment buildings, which otherwise costs far more.

If you've already got your home wired for 240v, you can get an induction stove for far less.

These battery-equipped stoves are expensive right now because they're being made in quite small numbers. The parts needed are coming down in price quite rapidly, so I expect to see them sold in the $2000/unit price range within a few years.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

This is irrational past a certain point however, there is no reason non-electric cars won't be programmed to do shitty things to?

If you're comparing new electric cars to new internal-combustion cars, sure. But old internal-combustion cars are a non-enshittified option too, and unfortunately, there's no such thing as an old [mass-market] electric car.

If I could have, say, a GM EV1, or a 2001 Ford Ranger EV, or a 2001 Rav4 EV, or something like that (but with the NiMH batteries swapped for modern lithium ones), I'd totally get an EV. But those cars were all low-volume production when they were new, and are surely even harder to get a hold of now.

[–] speculate7383@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The Nissan Leaf is perhaps what you missed. My 2015 Leaf still has 80% SOC on its pack (75 mile range) so it is quite usable for 98% of my driving. It did have Nissan telemetry, but they've phased that out for the old Leafs, plus I simply removed the SIM. Parts available everywhere, third-party independent mechanics know the cars, and there are multiple companies offering battery upgrades, as well.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I didn't miss the Leaf, but I had ruled it out because of the telemetry. This...

but they’ve phased that out for the old Leafs

...is news to me. Got a source where I can read more?