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And oil is much easier to transport over really long distances on tanker ships.

• chongli 7y ago
  Only if you neglect the huge externalities of tanker ships, with the extremely dirty fuels they burn and the occasional catastrophic spills.
• wilg 7y ago
  If you can have batteries with higher energy density than oil, why not fill up a ship with batteries?
  • rjplatte 7y ago
    Because A/C lines are more efficient than either oil or batteries.
    • wilg 7y ago
      Not over ocean distances though?
• 8note 7y ago
  and can then be burned to make electricity
  • ricardobeat 7y ago
    Batteries will also burn under the right conditions!