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by genocidicbunny 895 days ago
> A gas powered car won’t save you in any real emergency.

And unless you happen to live somewhere with reliable off-grid electric generation, neither will your EV. What are you going to use your EV for if you live on the 4th floor of an apartment building that's a 1500' walk from the closest parking spot? Run a giant extension cord up to the balcony?

> Do you stock 100liters of gasoline in your home?

I keep a jerrycan or two of gas in the outdoor storage space that I refill every half year or so. Sure, that's not 100L, more like 40, but it's not nothing. I could easily expand my storage capacity to 200L or so without much problem if I decided I needed to. And like I said, gas has many uses, including as a currency in more extreme circumstances.