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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€“] ealoe@ani.social 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah good thing ICE cars don't have anything expensive that breaks after 300,000 miles like an engine or a transmission...

[โ€“] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Well, mine has gone through 1 set of rear axle bearings,one stupid oem heater bypass pipe assembly thst i swapped out for a stainless steel replacement, and two propeller shafts