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Originally Posted by ChrisHo
Except that in fuel efficiency is isn't. The loss from the gas motor now is even more as the loss of conversion to electricity and loss at the electric motor to propulsion.
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Actually it isn't, that's why I said it. Kind of weird I know but you can be more efficient charging a battery using petrol for an induction engine than if you harness its power mechanically. Harnessing the power of the petrol mechanically involves a lot of conversion between many moving parts. Harnessing the power as electricity utilizes far fewer. Then for mechanical efficiency it is hard to be beat an induction engine. Electrically induced magnetism is just too good. Kind of heresy on a TDI site but thems the facts.
