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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.

  • @Skullgrid
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    45 months ago

    ok, what are those drawbacks?

    • @[email protected]
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      15 months ago

      Battery cost pushing up vehicle cost, battery replacement cost, battery weight, low battery energy density, batteries that only last half of a car lifespan of 20 years.

      We need much better batteries.

      For now, plug in Hybrids are a good way to avoid many of these problems.