engineers and scientists know that the further from the source that the energy is being used, the less efficiently it is being used. each step where that fuel has to turn into the energy your system uses is another LARGE reduction in efficiency.
The real thing that needs to get into their heads, which people have made memes for...
*raw material -> fuel -> car
compared to
*raw material -> fuel -> heat -> electricity -> car
True. One of the key fundamentals of this logic WAS the fact that municipal power had to be used immediately. Until the last few decades, there was no long term solution to storing electricity on a municipal level.
Instantaneous usage; or it was lost. Our grid was huge, and built for peak demand. Huge, expensive and cascading failures.
With municipal storage cells, everything changes. Grids are smaller, we can generate average and tap storage for peaks. Solar roofs reduce the total demand.
Things are changing. Cars used to get 12mph for the 8cyl muscle cars. My 8cyl Honda gets 22mph and is AWD. Things are changing
engineers and scientists know that the further from the source that the energy is being used, the less efficiently it is being used. each step where that fuel has to turn into the energy your system uses is another LARGE reduction in efficiency.
The real thing that needs to get into their heads, which people have made memes for... *raw material -> fuel -> car compared to *raw material -> fuel -> heat -> electricity -> car
the later will always consume more fuel
True. One of the key fundamentals of this logic WAS the fact that municipal power had to be used immediately. Until the last few decades, there was no long term solution to storing electricity on a municipal level. Instantaneous usage; or it was lost. Our grid was huge, and built for peak demand. Huge, expensive and cascading failures.
With municipal storage cells, everything changes. Grids are smaller, we can generate average and tap storage for peaks. Solar roofs reduce the total demand.
Things are changing. Cars used to get 12mph for the 8cyl muscle cars. My 8cyl Honda gets 22mph and is AWD. Things are changing