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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.

  • @Malfeasant
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    25 months ago

    Hybrids are more affordable than full electrics, and have some of the benefits… I have a Kia Sorento and its torque was enough to climb out of a pretty deep rut that would have required shifting into low4 on my dad’s 4x4… Plus it gets about 600 miles on a tank.

    • themeatbridge
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      15 months ago

      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.

      • @Malfeasant
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        15 months ago

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