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Default 'Steam' powered cars...

Best cars, maybe 18% efficiency, power stations lucky if 25%, fluidised
coal bed stations can reach 33% efficiency.

Can't remember the formulae following the Xmas lunch, but I think modern
coal/oil plant is knocking on 40% and CCGT more like 50