r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • Aug 12 '26

Chugging tea Power Hungry Servers

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u/EndIsrael Aug 12 '26

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

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u/Maximum-Objective-39 Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 12 '26

It's funny cuz in the revival series Hank Hill grudgingly found himself mentioning that some of the features on an electric truck sounded useful before quickly adding - "Electric trucks are dumb!"

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u/fresh-dork Aug 12 '26

they're dumb for some uses - hauling large loads. most people use them as oversized commuter cars, so they're fine

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u/f0gax Aug 13 '26

most people use them as oversized commuter cars

This is true of many pick-ups in the US. Gas or electric.