5 ms·
IIRC, a car engine runs at about 25% efficiency and a power plant usually exceeds 40%.
by n17r4m 9y ago
IIRC, a car engine runs at about 25% efficiency and a power plant usually exceeds 40%.
- throwaway613834 9y agoGreat! This is the kind of number I was hoping for; thanks! The remaining part is how much efficiency is lost in between (charging, transformers, etc.)... hopefully it's not a significant fraction of the difference?