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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)

submitted 5 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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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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[–] aniki@lemm.ee -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I'll keep my ICE and ride a bike. I'll still do less environmental damage than you because I am human powered for all but the trips to the mountains, and then I don't have to worry about being stranded without a plug.

And I have yet to hear a convincing argument that taking my perfectly working vehicle off the road to buy another manufactured product is still more environmentally friendly than... not buying anything at all.

I don't give a fuck about initial torque. I'm going to be laughing in my wheetabix when there's not a single EV older than a decade on their original batteries.

Downvotes don't make me wrong, chuds.

[–] noxy@yiffit.net 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I'm going to be laughing in my wheetabix when there's not a single EV older than a decade on their original batteries.

You lost this one the instant you posted the comment.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/how-long-do-ev-batteries-last-study-says-longer-than-you-think

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2022/08/01/electric-car-batteries-lasting-longer-than-predicted-delays-recycling-programs/

[–] aniki@lemm.ee -1 points 5 months ago

This excludes major battery recalls, such as the Chevy Bolt and Hyundai Kona.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Boy... if all those 2010 Leafs are still on the road, why can't I find any used for sale??

It's almost like they didn't do any investigative work and just regurgitated a Nissan spokesperson. It's fucking Forbes after all.

So two strikes to you. Wanna try again?

[–] Facebones@reddthat.com 0 points 5 months ago

Approximately nobody is saying you should sell your 2020 compensator for scrap, in fact the general consensus is that the best thing you can do is keep your current ride in good repair as long as you can.

You don't have to invent boogeyman just because you have a weird parasocial relationship with big oil.