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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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TauZero@mander.xyz
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I was apprehensive about EVs but the first time I rode in one I immediately fell in love with it. I get carsick easily, and the super-smooth ride without the chug-chug-chug of an internal combustion engine made the experience surprisingly much more pleasant for me. I do not use a car, but if I had to buy one, I don’t think I could ever stomach an ICE again knowing that this alternative is available.

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Chug-chug-chug? Are you sure you weren’t in a steam locomotive?

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I knew that motion sickness is triggered by frequent starts and stops and frequent turns, but even I was not aware of how big a contribution the engine vibration makes until I got to experience a ride without it.

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