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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)
submitted 3 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world
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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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[โ€“] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

ok, what are those drawbacks?

[โ€“] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 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.