{"id":12522,"date":"2024-12-01T13:54:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T11:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/?p=12522"},"modified":"2024-12-01T13:54:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T11:54:11","slug":"how-old-fashioned-a-petrol-engine-seems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/how-old-fashioned-a-petrol-engine-seems\/","title":{"rendered":"How Old Fashioned A Petrol Engine Seems"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

Every single time I go from driving an EV to driving a petrol car I am struck by old fashioned and smelly old cars are compared to new ones. In this context an old car is any car that has a petrol engine rather than an electric motor.<\/p>\n

I had to play musical cars just now, and put the winter tires into the petrol car, to get them swapped so that I can drive in winter safely. In the process I had to move two cars around so that the petrol car is in front.<\/p>\n

In the process I was struck by the stink left by the petrol car. It could also be related to a stinky motorbike that was started by someone else, and revved two or three times, before the person left. Upon reflection the stink might be from the motorbike.<\/p>\n

Now, back to the petrol car, it’s amusing to see how much faster the electric motor reacts to input. With the car there’s a lag between pressing the accelerator and having enough power for the car to move. It feels wasteful to use a petrol car after driving an EV.<\/p>\n

The EV is not mine, I just borrow it every so often, so that the car does not sit in a garage too long, without being used.<\/p>\n

The biggest hurdle to enjoying an EV is not the car itself, but finding quick and convenient charging. Now that I have an RFID card and two charging solutions that work I have increased my EV related freedom, and range. When I do have my own EV I will be ready to take advantage of it, even without home charging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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