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Re:Turbulent times for Formula 1 engines result in unprecede... by trhway on Friday May 20, 2016 @08:31PM (#11742552)
>hilariously convoluted designs still lagging massively behind the electric motor.

and where do electricity comes from? From a wall socket of extremely simple design, i guess... :)

Even if one takes solar panels - the original energy of Sun fusion what comes to Earth is converted into electric energy with less than 30% efficiency at best and that is using the very new solar tech.

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Re:Turbulent times for Formula 1 engines result in unprecede... by revelation on Friday May 20, 2016 @09:40PM (#11742757)
You can't pick an arbitrary start point. The "efficiency" of decomposed organic matter is going to be terrible but then just the energy used in the refinement of oil into a gallon of petrol can already get you further in an electric car than you could go in a petrol car.
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Re:Turbulent times for Formula 1 engines result in unprecede... by street on Saturday May 21, 2016 @07:40AM (#11744325)
Nope, not true.

http://longtailpipe.com/ebooks/green-transportation-guide-bu...

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