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Default More on electric cars.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tony sayer wrote:
But 80% of the energy in that tank is wasted. So go back and do some
sums.


Why don't you give us some realistic realisable sums instead?..


Dribble do sums? He thinks a battery car 100% efficient. Bit like his
brain...

In actual fact a battery car with regeneration added in is sort of
about 100% compared to a fuel car without which is probably in the
25%-35% range.

He's a bit out, but not by much.

I cant believe I said that.


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