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wampastompa09 t1_ja676p0 wrote

Too bad the way we use that energy is so inefficient. Less that 30-40% of that gallon of fuel burned is actually put to use, and the rest is lost to byproducts of combustion.

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Legitimate_Proof OP t1_ja7jtg2 wrote

And that is put to use moving the vehicle. The occupants and cargo are a tiny percentage of the weight of the vehicle. The efficiency of moving people and cargo in vehicles is only around 1-3%!

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wampastompa09 t1_ja8ta7b wrote

If only we could harness all of the potential energy of things we have access to…like the sun!

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