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80% of your gas money goes out the tailpipe
(slrpnk.net)
Key context: thermodynamics dictates that heat engines waste a lot of energy.
Credit: Karin Kirk
How much of your EV charging money goes out the power plant smokestack, into the river/cooling tower, or heats up the air around the electrical wiring though?
i’m a proponent of EV’s, even when they charge from fossil powered grids, because of the thermodynamic efficiency gain.
But ragememes, no. Let’s not be like that.
0 - 100% of my electric comes from wind. Which is the real win for ev, we have a path to better.
I've always emphasized that gasoline comes from oil. Electricity comes from oil. Or solar. Or nuclear. Or wind. Or hydro. Or hamsters running on wheels. Lots of sources to choose from!