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by lnsru 1715 days ago
You are forgetting one thing: how the electricity is generated. Nuclear reactor is clean, hydro energy from waterfall in Norway is even better. Or a coal power plant in Germany. Electric engine might be super efficient. But at the end it could also be coal powered vehicle.
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And?
Efficiency does not matter when you burn coal!
Wouldn't it be nice if we could half our coal usage by doubling efficiency of everything using it?