2026-05-06 16:37 UTC
@TechConnectify pointless aside: on the way to the in-laws we cross a "pass" (700m above sea level going down to sea level), and braking on the way down generates more energy than fits in the hybrid's battery.
So, – I am that kind of nerd – I plug the phones into the car at the top to charge them and not let the energy go to waste. We still arrive at the bottom with a full car battery and 10% more charge in the phones (I believe limited by the power output of the car's USB-C receptacle)
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@uint8_t@chaos.social 2026-05-07 08:51
@pseyfert I don’t think the 10 Wh that go into the phones make much difference… hybrids don’t really make sense since BEVs are a thing. I’d argue that even without the possibility to home charge (today) go for a bev and try to organize home charging and/or lobby for affordable public ac charging. These days even CCS is cheaper than petrol