I don’t see how STV is confusing for voters: you just rank the candidates in order of how much you like/hate them…
But the main issue is if we try to get STV, we’ll more likely end up losing MMP entirely as people will vote for FPP in a referendumb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_New_Zealand_voting_system_referendum
Electric cars are quieter until they go faster than 30 km/h — then tyre noise makes them loud again.
Also at that speed they can be louder than an old car that has skinnier tires (assuming the old car doesn’t have any exhaust leaks)…
People who hate cars love them for some reason… I don’t see why: they don’t provide an alternative to driving…
I remember playing it on xbox, not sure if ot had better controls on that platform or I was just more tolerant of weird control schemes at the time…
There’s always lasers…
Since chargenet is owned by Genesis Energy, if your home power is with them then you only pay what you pay at home: https://www.genesisenergy.co.nz/for-home/products/electric-vehicles/everywhere
But yeah it’s a bit shit since the government owns 51% of Genesis Energy, you’d think they could make it more useful for everyone…
Before I was with Genesis I primarily used Z chargers, as I found them slightly cheaper and less busy, and can get a pie and a v while you charge 😂.
It would be cheaper running a small petrol car rather than an EV using public charging.
That’s true, if you don’t charge at home at all. Means there’s less incentive to get an EV if you live in an apartment with no power points in the carpark. Still some incentive though, as most EVs have performance similar to a less efficient, more powerful petrol car (e.g. my old car was about the same size and slightly faster than my current EV; was a 3l hatchback and got about 10l/100km, and needed 95, which would work out to about 37c/km at the moment).
5.5km/kWh ~20c/km
*18c/km
Interesting that you round up for the EV, but not your ute 😂
The ‘you’ in the comment from the top of this thread is addressing the average lemmy user, the man on the street being a fool is nearly a given 😅
Yeah I’d agree its probably over assumed here more than other places, but it’s definitely not uncommon in other online spaces… I find it hard to believe it’s something you’ve never seen before unless the only other space you’ve been is Instagram or tumblr and only following food posts or similar…
FTFY:
The assumption of tech savvy around here is wild! Never been in another online space where [all the] people [there] assume everyone is at a reasonable tech level.
I think that’s just an extreme close up view.
You’ve never been on the internet before lemmy?
I wonder how much bandwidth is wasted on the extra =, since it survives minification 😅
AI seemed kinda cool… 5 years ago… 😂
Also the picture looks like it’s from 5 years ago of someone who’s trying a bit too hard to be cool 😂
The firehose of false information from AI slop is kind of the opposite problem…
I don’t think the wear is that significant, unless it has a bad solder defect somewhere.
It’s way less thermally efficient though… Individual computers in people’s houses running lighter workloads don’t get as hot, and when they do, they don’t need to stay operating for as long: they can just shut down or slow down after the heavy workload, or finish it more slowly. So they don’t need as much cooling, and will produce less waste heat due to the temperature coefficient of resistance.
The main cost is the fuel though. We imported $12.1 billion Petroleum and petroleum products, and $6.1 billion in vehicles. Also a vehicle can be a one off cost, and in many cases is an optional purchase, whereas you need diesel to run farm equipment to grow food… Not many farm vehicles available in EV form though… 🫠
Also the screen on the outside (if any) should probably be an eInk display and it should be at least as sturdy as a nokia 8110 when it’s closed…
True, i didn’t realise it was that long ago, maybe people’s perception of STV might have changed since then…