schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoxkcd #2948: Electric vs Gasxkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square711fedilinkarrow-up11.15Karrow-down144file-textcross-posted to: evs
arrow-up11.11Karrow-down1external-linkxkcd #2948: Electric vs Gasxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square711fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: evs
Alt text: An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that’s the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.
minus-squareours@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·6 months agoSome trains. In most of Europe, trains are electric and get their power from overhead lines (same for trams and even some buses). On the other hand, many large ships are diesel-electric. And those gigantic mining haulers as well.
minus-squareJustas🇱🇹@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months ago some buses Trolleybus: when you need a cheap moustache ride.
minus-squareours@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoThere are some much nicer more modern ones for those not into the post-Soviet-Republic esthetic. The super-long articulated trolley buses are fun.
minus-squarethisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agohttps://ewaybw.de/en/ewaybw/ TrolleyTruck!
minus-squaresomeacnt_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI think this should be the future
Some trains. In most of Europe, trains are electric and get their power from overhead lines (same for trams and even some buses).
On the other hand, many large ships are diesel-electric. And those gigantic mining haulers as well.
Trolleybus: when you need a cheap moustache ride.
There are some much nicer more modern ones for those not into the post-Soviet-Republic esthetic. The super-long articulated trolley buses are fun.
https://ewaybw.de/en/ewaybw/ TrolleyTruck!
I think this should be the future