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Sold my gas range yesterday, and had our gas meter removed. Once Mini comes out with an electric convertible and we install the solar panels 1/22...

Posted by Mr. Havens (aka EdwardHavens) Oct 27 '21, 11:00

We will be 100% off fossil fuels at the Havens household.

And if you had told 19 year old me that 54 year old me would be some kind of partial vegan, electric car driving, energy self-sustainable hippie, I would have laughed at you. And then laughed again. And laughed some more.

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wait, what if you got an outhouse and a system to harvest the methane and used it to power a gas heater or a generator -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 11:27
Nice! -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 11:11
19 year old, hjppieish me is impreaaed. -- nm - . Oct 27, 11:09
Yeah, I am torn. If there is no convertible MINI when Nightwing dies I think I will have to go hardtop MINI EV. - Spawn Oct 27, 11:08 5
- Right now the mini EV isn't really useable. - spamlet Oct 27, 11:12 4
  - I am hoping* the next version is. - Spawn Oct 27, 11:29 1
    - The range is ridiculous. Like, they're not really trying. -- nm - jnine Oct 27, 11:35
  - Yeah, when I was researching I looked at the specs and laughed. -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 11:21 1
    - (car arrives Saturday!) -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 11:30
Kudos. I have a hard time imagining not using natural gas appliances or home heating still. -- nm - kilbooooo! Oct 27, 11:08 3
- I used an electric stovetop recently and while it worked fine it was hard to judge how high/hot the pan was getting. - Krusty Oct 27, 11:13 2
  - Induction is good, I hear. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 11:16 1
    - That's what she has actually. I'm on the phone with her now. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 11:43
that's cool! -- nm - Remlik Oct 27, 11:02

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