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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by ouid on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @06:29PM (#14963558)
Refining gasoline seems to be ~88% efficient per your source. While this isn't negligible, it hardly changes the argument.
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Re:SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compr... by pkulak on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @04:12PM (#15030911)
Sure. And an EV can drive ~25 miles on the energy in that 12%.
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