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Re:World’s largest battery maker announces major breakthroug... by snitty on Friday April 21, 2023 @11:18AM (#35655057)
>It's much easier to build highly efficient hydrocarbon power stations - typical efficiencies range from 40-60%.

Just to expound on this. Power stations turn fuel to heat, and heat to electricity via steam turbines.

In ICE cars, that heat is the main loss of power. Whole systems in cars are built to get rid of that excess heat in the engine.

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