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Power plants can burn crude oil directly without refining at a higher efficiency than a gasoline engine with much more sophisticated emission controls.

Power is then transmitted by the grid at about 5% loss vs transporting with tanker trucks which is around 2% loss.

The refining step itself has losses on the order of 15%.

You can burn domestic natural gas at 60% efficiency in the power plant as well, mix that with that with renewables and it's easy to see how you're ahead. Look up well to wheel efficiency for more.

Batteries can be recycled creating a circular economy there once enough are in circulation.




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