EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
So much wheel spinning on EVs, what if they are not the right path forward? The biggest problem with renewable power and EVs is storage, the second is storage, and the third is storage. Another pat...
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Comparison of the Overall Energy Efficiency for Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles and Electric Vehicles
Environmental and Climate Technologies 2020, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 669–680
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Well to wheels efficiency:
Gasoline ICEV: 12%-22%
Diesel ICEV: 25%-37%
100% Coal fired power BEV: 13%-27%
100% Natural Gas fired power BEV: 13%-31%
100% Commercial Wind/PV BEV: 39%-67%
Onsite (not grid supplied) PV BEV: 42%-72%
Environmental and Climate Technologies 2020, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 669–680
link
Well to wheels efficiency:
Gasoline ICEV: 12%-22%
Diesel ICEV: 25%-37%
100% Coal fired power BEV: 13%-27%
100% Natural Gas fired power BEV: 13%-31%
100% Commercial Wind/PV BEV: 39%-67%
Onsite (not grid supplied) PV BEV: 42%-72%
