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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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[–] Tar_alcaran 43 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And no gearing, so no complex moving part assemblies..

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago

Unfortunately, brushless motors are also trivial to waterproof.