schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 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 · 5 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-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI’m with you that we need phev’s to bridge the infrastructure gap, but electric motors provide more torque at lower speeds without the need for gears.
minus-squareMalfeasant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoYes, and hybrids have that advantage too, that’s the point I was trying to get across…
I’m with you that we need phev’s to bridge the infrastructure gap, but electric motors provide more torque at lower speeds without the need for gears.
Yes, and hybrids have that advantage too, that’s the point I was trying to get across…