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you should note that a gas engine does not convert all that 33kWh of energy into mechanical energy. a gasoline engine has about a 25% conversion into mechanical
by weaksauce 2y ago
you should note that a gas engine does not convert all that 33kWh of energy into mechanical energy. a gasoline engine has about a 25% conversion into mechanical energy. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/atv.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/atv.shtml . diesel might be a bit better than a car but it's city driving by nature.
just heat alone is the largest waste product in a car or truck
- selimthegrim 2y agoOnly Soviets kept using gas engined trucks and buses past the 50s
- mrguyorama 2y agoAnd, for some insane reason, the average American commuter.
- 8note 2y agoA tank of gas is still a tank of gas, regardless of what it gets used for. Energy in = energy out + waste + energy stored The truck is barely storing anything on average, so what you've described is energy out and waste, but the calculations to compare the truck to the landfill was done on Energy in - the amount of gas that it needs to be filled with. For the same total job, you could raise or lower how quickly the truck goes through a tank of gas, but that variance has already been averaged out
- _2d30 2y agoThat's not relevant to the comparison in any way.
- weaksauce 2y agofair enough. misread your comment