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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)
submitted 10 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world
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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.

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[โ€“] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm with you that we need phev's to bridge the infrastructure gap, but electric motors provide more torque at lower speeds without the need for gears.

[โ€“] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Yes, and hybrids have that advantage too, that's the point I was trying to get across...