Jim, I like the plumbing/water analogy, as I’m a visual person, and it would make a much more significant impression on me.
I know there are efficiency figures out there for cars of all sorts. I wonder if there are the same for EVs? Or are there? I haven’t been paying that close attention. -D > On May 7, 2024, at 2:47 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> Don't forget to factor in all the energy loss caused by heavy mining to >> first collect the rare earth metals to make the EV batteries, and then >> factor the loss due to disposal of those same batteries. > > Nope, they're already aware of this and yet ignoring it. But they are NOT > aware of just how inefficient CHARGING cars is. We are conditioned not > to ignore 'fueling', to the point that most would waste serious coin buying > a more efficient ICE car over keeping one not quite so efficient, in spite > of the math (if you did it) proving beyond any doubt that this is stupid no > matter how you measured it, so I'd focus just on that. > > Perfect is the enemy of good enough. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
