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Christofoo, good points. For sure if I were closer to town it would make a lot of sense to cycle for more than just recreation.
I've been looking around for stats on pre-warmup emissions on gas engines but can't find any numbers. (Trying to justify a block heater to someone on the local forum). So, how much less efficient are they when cold? Are they only inefficient during those five seconds of high idle at startup, or do they chug more gas until the temp is up?
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The big question is this: Which emits fewer greenhouse gases: 800Wh of coal-fired electricity or the amount of extra gas your cold engine burns?
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