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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The average price of a new car in the USA is $47k. Comparing averages is more realistic than going to the lowest extreme example. My point is there exist electric cars that cost less than the average new car.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But I don't see why I'd ever buy a new car

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It doesn't matter, my point stands, half the people in the US who buy new ICE cars could buy electric cars for the same of less money. My whole point is that the price has gone down a lot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Do half the people buy new cars?