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

Hybrids are more affordable than full electrics, and have some of the benefits.... I have a Kia Sorento and its torque was enough to climb out of a pretty deep rut that would have required shifting into low4 on my dad's 4x4... Plus it gets about 600 miles on a tank.

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

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.

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

Yes, and hybrids have that advantage too, that's the point I was trying to get across...

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