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Originally Posted by diesel_john
I think you may end up quoting miles per dollar to compare with any energy source because the power plant is burning some fuel at probably only 30 to 40% efficiency by the time it get to the battery.
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"Only?" Even at only 30 to 40% efficiency at the power plant, electric drive is far more efficient than internal combustion.
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until then miles per dollar is about as fair as you could get.
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That's problematic. Don't forget: some people will pay
more for efficiency; the bottom line isn't
always cost.
On top of that, people pay anywhere from 5 or 6 cents all the way up to 20+ cents per kWh for electricity, so quoting a MP$ figure for electric falls apart there. The price of fossil fuel doesn't see the same kind of spread across the country (some, but not that much).