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Old 12-23-2010, 06:17 AM   #78 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by roflwaffle View Post
I don't think I'd say it's gone horribly wrong, just that something with a motor is more efficient at using energy it has onboard than something with an engine.
but that is an arbitrary point in the system, ignoring all the conversion losses to that point (which are many), from the days when all there was was gasoline basically, and puts the alternatives at an unfair disadvantage.
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