"Grunff" wrote in message
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Doctor Drivel wrote:

These batteries are only what is on the market 'now' - and that is
impressive enough. In the labs the performance is even better and the US
government is pouring billions into battery research. I can see well
within 10 years full EV cars around, and quite quickly they will replace
the current polluting antiquate crocks. On 'currently available'
technology the EV is 100% feasible. If the decision to roll out the
infrastructure for charging, by the time it is in place battery
technology will have improved greatly.

You don't get it, do you?

More than what you will ever know.

The energy for these electric cars still has to come from somewhere -
where do you think that will be?

A power station.

In other words, why is it better to burn the fossil fuel in a power
station than in a car engine?

You didn't read did you:

The gripe by environmentalists is that electricity is dirty and inefficient
from power station to point use with latent heat and line losses. True when
looking at heating buildings and hot water, where natural gas can be burnt
at point of use at 90% efficiency. Heating your domestic hot water by
electricity is about 30% efficient end to end.

However power generation is now more efficient with energy reclaim measures
in place in the newer and more advanced stations - not to mention wind,
solar, wave hydro etc. However, the vehicle is another matter. It is more
efficient to pour fuel into an engine at a power station:

- with advanced stack scrubbers,
- that drives a genny,
- that sends the electricity down a line,
- then into a cars battery
- and then propels the car,

....than pour the fuel directly into a current car.

75% of energy stored in your tank is WASTED, while only a few percentage
points of energy is wasted from a battery pack - and the electric car is
100% clean at point of use, cleaning up cities at a STROKE.

Electric cars are also brilliant and super quiet to drive. The only thing
that will prevent this charge towards 100% electric is the vested interest
of auto and oil giants (who want to go hydrogen and fuel cell as well) and
lack of political will - and ignorance too. Interesting times ahead and the
back of filthy agricultural diesels we may see for good.