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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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[โ€“] venoft@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

As long as you have a driveway or garage, yes. Which a lot of people (most?) don't have.

[โ€“] dditty@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah I live in an apt with a dedicated off-street parking spot, but the lot still isn't close to any outlets.