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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (382388)5/4/2008 2:47:00 AM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1575420
 
"Is it more efficient to burn the fossil fuel in a power plant and transmit the power to the garage than it is to burn it in an internal combustion engine?"

It is. Analyze the economics of a train engine. IC engines are pretty efficient when run at a constant speed. When they can't, well, they aren't. The issue is energy storage. Even with line losses, it is more efficient to burn the fuels in a power plant. Basic thermodynamics should tell you why.



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (382388)5/4/2008 3:06:54 AM
From: bentway  Respond to of 1575420
 
"I'd still like to know how much it would cost to fully charge up the battery."

I'm sure Intel has some outside sockets around where you work.
So, the cost would be zero.


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