Electric vs Gas
xkcd.com

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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.

    • myplacedk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      5 months ago

      1. I don’t have enough charge for my trip. I’m also thirsty.

      2. I go to a grocery store with a fast charger.

      3. I buy a drink.

      4. I have enough charge.

      If it’s a long trip where I need more charge, I choose a car snack, and I’ll have enough.

      If I’m on an actual long car trip and I want to charge all the way from the warning light to 100%, I will need to eat a meal anyway. I just find a McDonald’s/cafe,/restaurant/whatever with a fast charger, and it’ll be full before I’m done.

      But finding a store/eating place with a fast charger is still waaaay less convenient than just finding a place where I can get diesel in seconds, and find a different place to get drinks/food/snacks.

    • Nomecks@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      5 months ago

      Most cars will charge to 80% pretty fast. 20%-70% is really fast on most.

    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      51·
      5 months ago

      fast charging on modern HV battery packs will get you to 80% from 0 in like 15-20 minutes. I’ve seen lower, but it’s really fucking usable now.