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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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[–] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Volt, nice choice. I wish there were more plug-in hybrids to choose from. Logically 50 miles on battery would suffice for most of my trips.

[–] zeekaran@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

PHEV should've been the norm with ICE as a rare, overly expensive option. Since 2014 or earlier.