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WalterBright | on: Electrification Could Cut Global Energy Use in Half
The battery loses 10% just by charging it.

I figured an EV is worth about 60mpg with a fair comparison to a gas car.

bjelkeman-again | parent | next
A good visualisation for this I think are linked. Petrol/diesel use about 20% of the available energy and electric vehicles use about 80-90% for moving the vehicle.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/01/electric-vehicles...

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adrianN | parent
Oil also loses quite a bit during refining and transport.
hinkley | root | parent
And more every year as the highest quality oil gets used up and we have to work harder to catalyze the rest.