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EV Outreach => Why EVs ? => Topic started by: ted.lowe on February 27, 2007, 08:26:43 PM

Title: Why NOT ICEs - Lots of wasted energy!
Post by: ted.lowe on February 27, 2007, 08:26:43 PM

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Description: Great illustration of an ICE energy breakdown (aka WASTE) - scanned from The Physics Teacher magazine, vol 42, February, 2004, page 115, via member Dan Rubino
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Title: Re: Why NOT ICEs - Lots of wasted energy!
Post by: rich.rezny on February 27, 2007, 11:39:06 PM

It would be interesting to see a "well to wheel" comparison between an IC vehicle and an electric vehicle.  Let's say a Saturn SC 1 and a GM EV1. Both cars are close in size and body construction and were built by the same company.