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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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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I disagree. I have folks who are relatively well off, but can't get an EV due to range anxiety.

And again, a tiny engine running constantly is still massively efficient if it's done right.