Replying to @⁨Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club⁩

Nobody stops to fuel their vehicle taking gasoline, gets out, rushes as fast as possible, puts as much fuel in the car as possible, and gets back in the car and drives away

This almost reads as satire. Like this has to be a joke, right? No way this guy can really be this stupid (or out of touch), right?

Edited ⁨⁨Oct⁩ ⁨5⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨18:08⁩⁩en

Replying to @⁨Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works⁩

There’s a huge difference between charging in town while you’re out for other things, and refueling while on a longer road trip.

If you’re in town with an EV, you theoretically never need to charge because you all have a full battery when leaving your house.

If you’re stopping after three hours on a longer trip, then you’ll likely need to attend to your biological needs at the same time, including just walking around and stretching your legs.

Replying to @⁨generic_computers@lemmy.zip⁩

This is what happens when CEOs or any of these idiots are detached from reality for too long. Who is hanging out at the gas station? At most you go in to grab a pack of gum or cigarettes or something. I honestly feel like the only job of CEOs these days is to gaslight the public and convince them that the things they say are true, when every normal person clearly knows its false.

From ‘everyone loves to chill at the gas station’ to ‘people should love data centers in their yard because it brings jobs’.

Look I know the ‘elites’ think normies are idiots, and there are plenty… but its really getting old now

Replying to @⁨generic_computers@lemmy.zip⁩

I’ve done a few cross country moves where I would only try to time out a stop for all three reasons at a time: restroom, refuel, meal. I was doing pretty great with only one stop every 4-5 hours or so, 14 hours of driving per day.

As an EV owner (and a parent who now usually has kids in the car), I go at a much more leisurely pace and don’t need to do that kind of road trip anymore. But I totally get why it’s the default for a lot of people trying to get from one place to another