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by revelation 3129 days ago
Locomotion is incredibly inefficient, even by engineering standards.

An average human exercising is about 22% efficient, that's worse than some ICEs. An electrical engine is >80%.

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Electricity is not a source of energy so you have to factor in the efficiency of its production.
Why would I do that, I didn't for the human? What's the efficiency in creating cow meat, .1%?
Mkay so to compare start from the same form, vegetal by example. Or sun.