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

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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] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (25 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 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/

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

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Yes. And?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Because the first model year for the Nissan Leaf was 2011, not 2010.

Most cars are physically manufactured a year or so before the model year. If you want to search for Leafs (Leaves?) manufactured in 2010, look for model year 2011.

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