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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)
submitted 2 years ago by 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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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The BMW i8 has exactly this, a large subwoofer in the rear to make it sound like a heavy engine, even though it's electric.

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