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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)

submitted 5 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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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (38 children)

Gasoline motors can be recharged in a couple of minutes.

[–] deczzz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Why on earth do you get down votes? This is the truth. Downvoters just straw man argue pointing out that 'just charge your car at home', which isn't the matter of discussion. There isn't even a discussion to be had - it is faster to refuel a car than recharge. Might this matter to you? Maybe, maybe not.

[–] Sizzler@slrpnk.net 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If the car is recharged at home, you may never need to stop to add gas. Electric is the future bro, get over your hangups.

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[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (16 children)

"On the other hand gas has a much higher energy density than batteries and a much faster refuel rate."

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (5 children)

It's exactly this. Convenience. We've become accustomed to how convenient it is and don't want to be put out.

On the other hand, it's super convenient to never go to a gas station again, and to wake up to a full tank. So if you drive less than 60 miles a day, and have acess to another car for long trips, an electric is even more convenient.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's basically 90% of every car owner.

It's one of those things where people feel like they're going to take a road trip every weekend, but most people are just using their car to commute to and from work and maybe take one or two longer trips per year. The time saved by not having to stop at a gas station throughout the the year is less than the additional time taken at a fast charging station for the rare road trip.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Only thing stopping me having one is cost.

[–] ealoe@ani.social 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

A 2 year old Polestar 2 with 12,000 miles just cost my buddy slightly less than $25k. You can't even get an Accord with that age and mileage that cheap these days! Hertz dumped a bunch of them on the market recently, they were too much fun to be a profitable rental so they're absurdly cheap right now

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Sounds good until you have to replace the battery. I want one of the rivian rts but they are still too pricy even used.

[–] sudoku@programming.dev 0 points 5 months ago

you drive your cars for 300000 miles?

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