Thread: Gasoline's Cost in KWH's
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Old 06-06-2015, 07:51 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Just some other numbers along this train of thought.

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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile View Post
But how many kWh does it take to produce one kWh of electricity?
AFAIK About 3-4x as many input.
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