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Chinese EV maker BYD says new fast-charging system could be as quick as filling up a tank

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People just have the wrong idea about EV charging. They think of it like a gas car, wait until you're low, then go somewhere to fill up. But really, it’s more like charging your phone. You plug it in at home, go to bed, wake up, and it’s ready. You’re not constantly thinking about it.

Fast charging is for road trips, not everyday driving. You’re not supposed to be scrambling to find a charger every couple of days. Ideally, you start each morning with 80%, go about your day, come home, plug in, and do it all over again. You’re never really "empty" unless you seriously mess up. And the whole "how long does it take to charge?" thing, isn't really all that relevant. You’re not sitting there watching it, it just happens while you’re doing other things.

People are stuck on the idea of gas stations, but with an EV, your "gas station" is literally your house.

So ideally it wouldn't be handling 12 cars at once it'd be handling one or two.

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No Gods, No Rulers

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It's pretty much the plot of at least up to where I've seen so far. Go through Stargate find isolated human culture who worship aliens as gods, say hey they're not gods, join the resistance! Here have free guns.

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Are they a thief of focus or simply very efficient entertainment?

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One of the things I'd like to put on the table is that most people who spend thousands of hours on video games are actively engaging on a mental level, most people spend thousands of hours in front of a TV basically disassociating. Could I be going out training to climb everest sure, that's not what I want to do, and the same could be said for most people who don't play video games.

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No Gods, No Rulers

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Well specifically in Stargate the "gods" were literal aliens that actually treated humans as sort of cattle to host their young, mine their ore, serve as their armies. All that said they do end up visiting places with NA indigenous people and they do actually have a good relationship with their "gods" which staying in line with the theme of the show were a different set of advanced aliens.

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MRW I finally watch Lower Decks and realize that "adult animation" doesn't mean "boring to children", and just means "violence, profanity, and sophomoric humor"

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My dad felt the same, but he powered through a couple more episodes and it gets noticably better, and has now seen all of it except the most recent season. They even make a joke about loud and fast they used to speak at one point. So if you're willing to, I'd say give it a go it really is worth it imo.

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Anon gets laid off

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At least in the model 3 the two front door releases aren't hidden, in my experience quite often the first time people try to open the door from the inside they actually go for the manual release before they notice the button. The back two doors on the other hand yeah that shits hidden. (Disclaimer I got one before Elon went full mask off I have no love for him or Tesla, just happens to be the car I own at the moment)