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Old 07-09-2010, 01:08 AM   #33 (permalink)
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So, maybe the electricity would not be available to run an EV, but it is used to refine the gasoline; and it should be added to the carbon footprint of gasoline.

Here's the best source on this question, that I have found:

Gasoline and Oil

Which is really too bad -- why can't we find authoritative sources on this?

Extracting oil takes a lot of electricity. Refining oil takes a lot of electricity and natural gas.

A lot of our military spending goes to defending our oil supply.
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