xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas - eviltoast

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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that’s the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

  • ssj2marx@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    It’s wild how little you end up actually needing more than 50 mi range. Even in a spread out California city, I rare use the ICE in my Volt

    • minibyte@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      Volt, nice choice. I wish there were more plug-in hybrids to choose from. Logically 50 miles on battery would suffice for most of my trips.

      • zeekaran@sopuli.xyz
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        5 months ago

        PHEV should’ve been the norm with ICE as a rare, overly expensive option. Since 2014 or earlier.