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[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

+1 for hybrids lol

I used to drive a lot of 4-bangers and remember having to do that with pretty much every one of them either to overtake another vehicle or even sometimes driving up a steep hill lol. The air conditioning just sucked so much power from those little engines.

Been driving a hybrid for 6 or 7 years now, which also has a little 4-cylinder engine, but the electric motor more than makes up for that. It's got a dash display showing the electric motor/ICE power split, and when you punch the gas, you can see the electric motor doing a lot of the heavy lifting. Love it.

[–] hallettj@leminal.space 8 points 3 days ago

Every time my wife comes back from a work trip she complains that the rental ICE car felt like driving with the parking brake on compared to our little budget EV

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The AC compressor shuts off when your engine exceeds ~4k rpm on most cars anyways. It can only spin so fast without causing problems. And if you’re trying to pass you’re probably exceeding 4k (on a gas engine) and the car is smart enough to figure it out.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago

A lot of newer cars don't have the clutch anymore, they instead use a pressure valve to reduce pressure on the compressor. Should have the same effect though

[–] Einskjaldi@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

But it gives you a fraction of an edge on the beginning before you hit 4k in that scenario. So you have a faster start.