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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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[–] someacnt_ 1 points 2 weeks ago

This is exacerbated by that battery technology is at its limit, and the battery companies are unwilling to drop the battery price.