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Tesla Introduces "Freedom Fumes" Option: Adds Fake Exhaust to EVs (isglitch.com)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago* (3 children)

I'm not sure I'd call running a 650 engine as a form of entertainment environmentally friendly. Certainly moreso than buying a new car, electric or ICE, purely for entertainment, but you can't handwave away the current or previous environmental impact the vehicle had prior to the $2.5k you paid for it.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    As soon as there's practical alternatives I'll take responsibility for the tiny bit of emissions I produce with my 1.6L and 0.65L.

    Show me an electric car as reliable, repairable, and inexpensive as my $5k car or $2.5k bike. Or, buy me the environmentally responsible vehicle of your choice so I can sell it and buy myself another gas vehicle, and two more for those that need them and can't afford them.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    My bad, I'm not into cars. I thought this was cubic inches, not centimeters. The energy requirements and emissions are definitely going to be lower for most bikes vs. most cars. I'm glad you're having fun in a fairly responsible way.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    We Americans now use metric for engine displacement. If I were to guess why then the engineers insisted.

    If the design is old enough it'll sometimes be referred to by it's cubic inch displacement. But, even then the terms seem to have been replaced. For example, a Chevy 350 is now more commonly referred to as a Chevy small block.

    650 cubic inches is about 10L. For reference, here's a ridiculous picture of a Chevy small block (~6.0L) on a motorcycle, called a "boss hog".

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