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

submitted 8 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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[–] Glowstick@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You have all kinds of nonsense in your post. Like you limit it to just compact cars for no reason. When you don't limit it to just compact cars then you get EVs with 516 mile range

https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/PowerSearch.do?action=PowerSearch&year1=2023&year2=2025&minmsrpsel=0&maxmsrpsel=0&city=0&highway=0&combined=0&YearSel=2023-2025&MakeSel=&MarClassSel=&FuelTypeSel=&VehTypeSel=&TranySel=&DriveTypeSel=&CylindersSel=&MpgSel=000&sortBy=Comb&Units=&url=SearchServlet&opt=new&minmsrp=0&maxmsrp=0&minmpg=0&maxmpg=0&sCharge=&tCharge=&startstop=&cylDeact=&rowLimit=50

And charging a car for 15 minutes gives you hundreds of miles of range

https://www.tesla.com/supercharger

Etc.