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xkcd #2948: 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.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, I'm not sure why I was downvoted for asking a legitimate question.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

I suspect people just assumed you were the same person who wrote the sarcastic comment before the one you replied to and that you were just being combative