Isso é ignorado no filme, mas o romance indica que há algum poder nas pilhas que são complementadas por painéis solares. O resfriamento não é mencionado como um fator.
The top level or “roof” of the stacks was blanketed with a patchwork array of old solar panels that provided supplemental power to the units below.
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
Carros elétricos parecem ser a norma, já que o mundo ficou sem combustíveis fósseis.
Quanto à van onde está o Wade / Parzival, as baterias são carregadas por uma bicicleta estacionária.
I dropped my backpack, shrugged off my coat, and hopped on the exercise bike. Charging the batteries was usually the only physical exercise I got each day. I pedaled until the meter said the batteries had a full charge, then sat down in my chair and switched on the small electric heater I kept beside it. I pulled off my gloves and rubbed my hands in front of the filaments as they began to glow bright orange. I couldn’t leave the heater on for very long, or it would drain the batteries.
No filme, vemos Wade se acostumar com as velhas baterias de carro
Quando Parzival se movimenta no mundo, ele tem uma fonte de energia mais confiável
It had everything I wanted. Low rent, a high-end security system, and steady, reliable access to as much electricity as I could afford. Most important, it offered a direct fiber-optic connection to the main OASIS server vault, which was located just a few miles away.