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

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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] 17 points 5 months ago (3 children)

From personal experience, you also need a garage to keep an electric car in if you're in an extreme cold climate, those batteries can fail if in the deep cold for long enough and those car companies do NOT have the replacement parts in stock to fix it quickly.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This is why modern EVs need heating and cooling systems for their batteries. Did you have a Nissan Leaf by any chance?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nah, Chevy Volt

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

First Gen?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Final gen

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I live in an area with the exact opposite issue (my battery MELTED) so I'm probably wrong, but isn't that what the battery blankets they try to sell you on when you buy an EV is for?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

I live in Canada and own a Bolt. Its a pretty unremarkable EV from a tech standpoint. It keeps the batteries at the right temp by heating and cooling them. It really doesnt require any extra effort or special equipment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think in certain areas for your EV you want a gas powered heater for the battery and cabin. That's how I think EV transit buses should do it too.