xkcd bot (now with alt text)title text: An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.
(https://xkcd.com/2948)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2948)
Seth Mos@xkcdbot have fun stalling that 1.0 3 cylinder :)
Mark Fraser@xkcdbot Gas engine as in hydrogen?
Phil Stevens 
@xkcdbot But you get the joy of needing a transmission to turn that pitiful off-idle torque into something useful!
marcus@xkcdbot Living part-time on an mountainous island having a lot of streets with inclines of 20% or more I simply love to drive an EV there. And they give back so much downhill too 🙂
Katie@xkcdbot @SleepyCatten oh man, this is such a good dunk on me, an internal combustion driver! Many, If only I had the wit of that person, I’d make the morally correct choice of driving a car that’s ten times more expensive than I can afford! XD hahaha