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stevey_frac t1_j7khymq wrote

The problem here is that a lot of the energy is going to keeping the battery warm enough to accept charge, because they're charging the battery outside, in the cold. Of the 1500 watts from the plug, less than 500 watts is actually going into the battery, with 1000 watts going to heat.

Move up to 3000 watts, and you're still throwing 1000 watts to heat, but 2000 watts will be going into the battery, and your charge time drops to like, 2.5 days instead of 10.

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ilikemrrogers t1_j7kf6jw wrote

Clinton was actually the one to deregulate all of that in the Telecommunications Act of 1996. I was in broadcasting at the time, and when he signed it into law, TV culture changed almost immediately.

I no longer needed an FCC license to do my job. Saturday morning cartoons went away. Well… the good “classic” ones anyway. iHeart Media (clear channel at the time) immediately started taking over.

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