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Is far more efficient to generate electricity at a plant with fossil fuels and run electric cars than to generate the power in an mobile engine.
Gasoline powered cars are only about 18% efficient, the rest is lost to friction and heat. Electric cars are over 90% efficient. Fossil fuel powered electricity generation doesn't suffer the same inefficiencies as car engines--heat can be captured and reused.
Electric cars are not the future. They are already better than ICE cars. Total cost of ownership is simply cheaper. The electric motor basically has one moving part. There is no transmission. Regen braking means brakes never get stressed. Maintenance over the life of the car is just cheap. Put up cheap panels or live where electricity is cheap??? Oh it's on!