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Gas nears $5. Why aren’t electric vehicles selling in the US? (news.northeastern.edu)

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[–] zout@fedia.io 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't know the specifics of fuel efficiency for gas cars, but making electricity by burning fuel also produces a lot of waste heat, about 2/3 of the heat goes to the birds, 1/3 is converted into electricity.

[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

20% at most in a car.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 2 points 3 weeks ago

In ideal situations an ICE could reach 45% efficient. However it is very hard to maintain ideal conditions, and a car in the real world won't be even close so 20%. This is one reasons a power plant can be more efficient - they have abilities to make conditions more ideal that you cannot do with your car.