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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)

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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[–] DogWater@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not in America

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

okay? i'm talking about the world though, so typical for people to just assume america is all that matters lmao

[–] DogWater@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The point is about utilization of electric motors, if it happens anywhere on earth it's possible. You're trying to insinuate that it isn't true. And it is. Being American has nothing to do with it you dunce