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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] 31 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (26 children)

I think people forget that petroleum is condensed and distilled solar energy. One gallon of gasoline is the results of years of solar energy.

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[–] [email protected] 106 points 4 months ago (15 children)

Non renewable solar energy unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (7 children)

No, it's renewable. But... not in any practical timeframe.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's not the definition of renewable.

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