No more GM diesels?!
GM goes 100% electric And Ford has made similar announcements. Is this the end of pickups? I haven't seen a glimmer of a electric p/u with 500 mile range and 3500 pound carry capacity have you?
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Given that electric motors are well over 90% efficient, and that even coal generation (37%) is more efficient than ICE (30% in an ideal world, and 20% if it isn't) I think your statement that ice is more efficient is nonsense. Transmission line losses in an ideal world are 1 to 2%.
If renewable energy is put in the mix, with distributed generation (i.e. solar panels on the roof), your argument of transmission losses is false.
I'd love to have a Scion electric vehicle.
If renewable energy is put in the mix, with distributed generation (i.e. solar panels on the roof), your argument of transmission losses is false.
I'd love to have a Scion electric vehicle.
agesilaus wrote:
And also note that electric vehicles just transfer the burning of fossil fuels from the vehicle (the efficient way) to a distant power plant (inefficient because of transmission losses and second law losses)
