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But it still uses an internal combustion engine, which have a horrible energy efficiency. I wonder how such a bad technology has lasted for so long?
by jpr 16y ago
But it still uses an internal combustion engine, which have a horrible energy efficiency. I wonder how such a bad technology has lasted for so long?
- tbrownaw 16y agoEnergy density of the fuel. An electric version of this should be significantly heavier (and I think bulkier) due to the batteries, quite possibly having regenerative breaking wouldn't be enough to get back the losses from the extra weight.