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diesel_john · 02-25-2008, 11:43 PM

I think you may end up quoting miles per dollar or miles per KW-hr to compare with any energy source because the power plant is burning some fuel at 30 to 40% efficiency by the time it get to the battery. So we might want to stay away from any miles per gallon numbers. Evenually miles per unit of energy from any source will be similiar i suppose but until then miles per dollar is about as fair as you could get. Even windmills and pv panels cost dollars. What do you think about this approach?
How do we add enviromental costs to this?

02-25-2008, 11:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
diesel_john MP$ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 595 Thanks: 5 Thanked 19 Times in 14 Posts	I think you may end up quoting miles per dollar or miles per KW-hr to compare with any energy source because the power plant is burning some fuel at 30 to 40% efficiency by the time it get to the battery. So we might want to stay away from any miles per gallon numbers. Evenually miles per unit of energy from any source will be similiar i suppose but until then miles per dollar is about as fair as you could get. Even windmills and pv panels cost dollars. What do you think about this approach? How do we add enviromental costs to this? Last edited by diesel_john; 02-26-2008 at 10:10 PM..