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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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[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 45 points 6 months ago

That's basically 90% of every car owner.

It's one of those things where people feel like they're going to take a road trip every weekend, but most people are just using their car to commute to and from work and maybe take one or two longer trips per year. The time saved by not having to stop at a gas station throughout the the year is less than the additional time taken at a fast charging station for the rare road trip.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 months ago

Unfortunately, people tend to buy vehicles to best accomplish 1% of their driving. I live in the suburbs and almost every house has a giant pickup parked in front. Not because people are in the construction business and need to haul a lot of stuff, but because once a year they might go to Home Depot and it feels good to put their two bags of mulch in the back.

[-] Fondots@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Part of the problem is not having the money or space for an extra vehicle.

I drive an SUV, I don't particularly like driving an SUV, I get a lot of use out of having a larger vehicle, I'm an avid DIYer who makes frequent trips to the hardware store to pick up lumber and such, I have a lot of outdoor hobbies and usually end up being the one who drives so I'm carrying gear for several people, I don't exactly go off roading, but those hobbies sometimes take me on some poorly maintained, deeply rutted, muddy roads and 4wd has gotten me out of some jams, I occasionally drive onto the beach to go fishing, usually find myself towing a small trailer a couple times a year, and I'm an essential employee that lives in an area that gets snow with a weird schedule that usually has me commuting before the snow plows have gotten through everywhere.

But even though I probably get more actual use out of an SUV than most people, most often I'm still only driving about 20 miles or less a day, on paved roads, in weather that doesn't require anything more than working headlights, wipers, and tires that aren't totally bald.

If I had the budget and parking space I'd probably have the cheapest base model EV I could find for most of my commuting and small errands and save the SUV for my days off and when it snows. That's not the case though.

[-] potpotato@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

But 100% of the time they feel like they’ve got big ‘ole balls.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

It took me a while to take the plunge, but I'm never going back

[-] piecat@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

The last time I heard someone say that, they were taking about bidets, and it was life changing.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

If I had to choose, the bidet was a bigger life improvement. Both are great though.

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