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group @ 21 November 2010  From Russell Seitz:  (with apologies
to Jen Sorensen at Slowpoke comics).  243 Responses to “The new
post-partisan world”    1. 151      145 CM      But you also
say, “However, the 34 kWh = 1 gallon comparison is obviously
meant to compare the efficiency of the respective engines in
making use of the power supplied at the plug or pump, in units
consumers will be familiar with (mpg). And that’s fine by
itself, it’s just not meaningful as a guide to CO2 savings.”
Nope, it is not fine because it erroneously does what it
pretends to do. Not counting the engine in the electric case
makes the electric car look three times better than it should.
Hence, without hardly trying, the Nissan Leaf is proudly
advertised as getting 99 MPG, when an honest comparison would
rate it at 33 MPG. And 33 MPG is about what it merits.      Not
only will it get its energy from coal, it will get a lot of it!
If you have to get your energy from