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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.

  • @[email protected]
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    -65 months ago

    No I get it. Electric cars are definitely cool and have advantages, but also have some disadvantages that this just kind of ignores to make a gotcha moment

    • @SulaymanF
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      55 months ago

      Are you expecting a joke to actually discuss both sides of a topic?

      • @[email protected]
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        -35 months ago

        I suppose that’s a good point. I just feel like XKCD is usually a bit more nuanced than this

        • @Oddbin
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          25 months ago

          An electric motor and gas engine. It’s the first line.

          • @[email protected]
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            -25 months ago

            And what are the most common applications for those? People don’t just have motors sitting around attached to nothing.

            • @Oddbin
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              15 months ago

              Generators, fans, boats, planes, lawnmowers (sit on and push), strimmers, powered dumpers, diggers etc etc. if you Google it you’ll probably find more.