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)

Electric vs Gas

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@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 🙂