▲ 152 ▼ Well, That’s One Way to Sell Americans on Electric Cars. The U.S. has been wary of EVs. As the cost of gas soars, we’re now paying the price. (www.theatlantic.com) submitted 6 months ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world 57 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/57043049
[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 point 6 months ago (2 children) A lot of the US has flat electricity tariff rates 24-7. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) That has nothing to do with demand, it has to do with US obsession with privatization. Even at 25 cents a Kw/hr, that's $15 a fillup. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 point 6 months ago Whatever reasoning you attribute it to, as a customer (typically of a monopoly utility), your reality is: electricity prices don't change with the clock or the calendar, so storage in batteries isn't as profitable as it is for people with variable rates. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) That has nothing to do with demand, it has to do with US obsession with privatization. Even at 25 cents a Kw/hr, that's $15 a fillup. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 point 6 months ago Whatever reasoning you attribute it to, as a customer (typically of a monopoly utility), your reality is: electricity prices don't change with the clock or the calendar, so storage in batteries isn't as profitable as it is for people with variable rates. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 point 6 months ago Whatever reasoning you attribute it to, as a customer (typically of a monopoly utility), your reality is: electricity prices don't change with the clock or the calendar, so storage in batteries isn't as profitable as it is for people with variable rates. permalink fedilink source parent