<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Remember when a “legitimate argument” peddled against #EVs was the power grid would fail?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Remember when a “legitimate argument” peddled against <a href="https://mastodon.tails.ch/tags/EVs" rel="tag">#<span>EVs</span></a> was the power grid would fail? Too much strain? Oh WOE be to the power lines! Grandma will DIE in her home in August because YOU plugged in!</p><p>Yet suddenly we are full steam ahead building <a href="https://mastodon.tails.ch/tags/datacenters" rel="tag">#<span>datacenters</span></a> the size of Manhattan to make banana pics. <a href="https://mastodon.tails.ch/tags/AI" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tails.ch/tags/slop" rel="tag">#<span>slop</span></a>. And the electric demand will be colossal and constant.</p><p>Society and the world needs to stop being fooled and corralled by interests that don’t care about you. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.tails.ch/tags/politics" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tails.ch/tags/environment" rel="tag">#<span>environment</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/a5e50bbc-db74-4b89-85b9-cce00b765a5c/remember-when-a-legitimate-argument-peddled-against-evs-was-the-power-grid-would-fail</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:44:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/a5e50bbc-db74-4b89-85b9-cce00b765a5c.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:41:01 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Remember when a “legitimate argument” peddled against #EVs was the power grid would fail? on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:25:11 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/shanie%40mastodon.tails.ch" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>shanie</span></a></span> The difference being that with the EV agenda, overall consumption and pollution are being reduced.  With the AI data center agenda, consumption and pollution are increased.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tasket/statuses/116331086607031521</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tasket/statuses/116331086607031521</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[tasket@infosec.exchange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:25:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Remember when a “legitimate argument” peddled against #EVs was the power grid would fail? on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:59:46 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/shanie%40mastodon.tails.ch">@<span>shanie</span></a></span> </p><p>EV charging stations could probably run on small arrays of solar panels and not even need to be connected to the grid.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/the5thColumnist/statuses/116327211786576630</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/the5thColumnist/statuses/116327211786576630</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[the5thcolumnist@mstdn.ca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:59:46 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>