Even counting transmission and conversion losses,
Pure electric vehicles still use 1/4 of the energy.
"A turbine should have about the best hydrocarbon economy - BUT it must be run in a very narrow range to archive that and has a very slow ramp up making it uneconomical for cars and trucks."
Turbines are so much more effiecent you loose alot before you get to the losses of internal cumbustion.
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Even counting transmission and conversion losses, Pure electric vehicles still use 1/4 of the energy. "A turbine should have about the best hydrocarbon economy - BUT it must be run in a very narrow range to archive that and has a very slow ramp up making it uneconomical for cars and trucks." Turbines are so much more effiecent you loose alot before you get to the losses of internal cumbustion.
It was not settled out of court. Mansato took the farm away! Ouch! -p