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With the evolution of batteries, it looks as though internal combustion engines will be relegated to some pretty narrow niches - if not supplanted entirely.

But there's something about them that EVs can never really replace, and it doesn't seem to even have a name. Internal Combustion Engines are "alive" in a way that electric motors can never be.

> That's just how you perceive it, human

Don't care. It's our world, technology should exist on our terms.

Even if electric motors and batteries win every race, (video) is something they can never really do (unless through a pathetic bunch of fake technological theater).

@cjd
Needless romantization of flawed, outdated technology we've grown past.

It'd be a bit like saying "90s computers were more alive because they had super loud fans and hard drive clicks" or "VHS was more alive because of the wow effect"

In fact, this video gave me huge Ren Faire and "millennial burger joint" vibes.

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@r000t @cjd

90s computers were more alive because they had super loud fans and hard drive clicks

Yes, it had character. Now every computer is just a boring box of electronics. Laptops are even worse when none of them even bother with something as simple as disk activity. Just like EVs are all boring. Sure, they can easily pull fast acceleration. With a boring and slightly annoying whine.