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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 4 months ago (1 children)

But I don't see why I'd ever buy a new car

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't matter, my point stands, half the people in the US who buy new ICE cars could buy electric cars for the same of less money. My whole point is that the price has gone down a lot.

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

Do half the people buy new cars?