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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.

  • LordSinguloth@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    I’ve been clear it’s a work truck, not a status symbol

    And I work wholesale auto auctions. I love EV I wish I could buy one.

    But burying our heads in the sand and pretending it has 0 drawbacks is what got us into this fossil fuel mess in the first place.

    • Emoba@discuss.tchncs.de
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      4 months ago

      I’m not saying your truck in particular is a status symbol, I’m saying trucks are status symbols and therefore generally expensive. If you’re in the US, it’s hard to find something like a Honda Acty and you’ll always pay for the machine to be oversized.

      I’m also not saving EVs have no drawbacks at all. The drawbacks they have are, however, manageable. A car will always be a compromise, and the fact that electric cars have to be charged is something that can be dealt with.