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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)

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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 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.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

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

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