Can you get gas after the electricity shutdown?

[Dwight]

I know that you can get some from cars, I know that there is a mod called Pump Power, but is there anyway in the official game to reliably get gas after the electricity shutdown?

[non_curo]

Just connect a generator to a fuelpump. You need the reciepe and at least a few gas to feel the generator.

[Dwight]

Originally posted by non_curo:

Just connect a generator to a fuelpump. You need the reciepe and at least a few gas to feel the generator.

Can you detail this?
And would that mean I can only use a generator which is right next to a fuelpump?

[non_curo]

Step one : find a generator ( garage or warehouse), the generator magazine (garage, bookshop, library or mailbox) and a gas tank.
Step two : put the generator next to the fuelpump (21 radiant), connect it and fiel it with gas.
Step three : power on. Be careful about the noise if zeds chill around. Fiel everything you have. Power off.

[Dwight]

Originally posted by non_curo:

Step one : find a generator ( garage or warehouse), the generator magazine (garage, bookshop, library or mailbox) and a gas tank.
Step two : put the generator next to the fuelpump (21 radiant), connect it and fiel it with gas.
Step three : power on. Be careful about the noise if zeds chill around. Fiel everything you have. Power off.

I'm sorry, maybe I'm a bit dumb, but what exactly will that achieve?
What is the point of connecting the generator to the fuelpump if I need gas to power it? And how will that enable me to get gas?
I'm stuck here, electricity just went down and my generator is working but it probably won't last more than 2 days without refilling it, and I need to keep some gas for my car, so I'm a bit desperate to play without losing all my fresh food x)

[argiebarge]

once you have the generator running next to the gas pump you can refill gas cans from it

to get started you can siphon a small amount from a car if it has any to begin with

[Dwight]

Originally posted by argiebarge:

once you have the generator running next to the gas pump you can refill gas cans from it

to get started you can siphon a small amount from a car if it has any to begin with

I think I got it then, thank you man! But that does mean I need 2 generators: one to keep the food fresh, and the other to put at the gas station right?
I already have some gas cans left, won't be a problem.

[argiebarge]

one of my bases is at a gas station and the generator has a range around it.

if yours is elsewhere either two generators or you will need to move it, it will fit in a passenger seat oddly which I think is a bug given its weight

[Dwight]

I just tried it, it works perfectly, thank you so much!
Even thougt I do not really understand how that works mechanicaly x)