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a) according to the IEA as cited by Wikipedia, oil only accounts for 5.5% of global electricity generation. The proportion is even smaller in most developed cou
by azernik 11y ago
a) according to the IEA as cited by Wikipedia, oil only accounts for 5.5% of global electricity generation. The proportion is even smaller in most developed countries listed, where I would expect new car technologies to take off first.
b) even that electricity is generated more efficiently than energy in a car engine - power plants generally don't have to make compromises in order to reduce weight.
- basicplus2 11y agoa) part a) is before.. so irrelevant a) part b) is guess.. so no better than anything I have said b) incorrect.. as burning a fuel to directly produce mechanical energy that is used as mechanical energy is more efficient than.. burning fuel to produce mechanical energy to drive a generator to make electricity, to store it, to retrieve it, and then drive an electrical motor, to produce mechanical energy to use.