As shown in the graphic here, most of the energy consumed in ICE (internal combustion engines) is lost as waste heat. Compare this to the efficiency of charging batteries through electric motors, which is approximately 90%. This is why we …
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Why EVs Are So Efficient
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LiquidPiston
Investors need to believe that the future of transportation is in internal combustion engines powered by fossil fuels. Highly unlikely.
The Constant Torrent of Disinformation Targeting Clean Transportation and Favoring Big Oil
Sadly, the world must deal with the cottage industry that has arisen to generate and publish malicious bullshit about electric transportation and clean energy more generally. The efficiency of internal combustion engines is in the 20s, where the efficiency of …
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U.S. Cancelling Clean Energy Spending–Do We Support This?
The United States is a pariah nation in the world today, and that doesn’t sit well with about two-thirds of the American people.
Lithium Mining
Here’s a solid article on the horrors of the mining of lithium that are used to make our batteries that power everything from our drones to our EVs to our cell phones. Two questions: 1) Are these horrors any worse …
Norway “Killin’ It” in EV Sales
It would be interesting to know exactly why this is so. Speculation: • They’re a culture that values environmentalism and compassion for others — today and into the future. • Great renewable energy resources make EVs even better for the …
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The Coming Collapse of Ford Due to its Abandonment of its EV Business
Ford just took a $19.5 billion write-down, given what they spent, all for nought, into its foray into electric transportation. That’s about twice its annual earnings. Worse, it means that Ford will become essentially irrelevant in about 10 years, according …
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The Name “Trump-Kennedy Center” and All That It Implies
Most Americans are unable to point to something that Trump has done since he retook the White House in January of 2025 that has had any effect other than to ruin a national institution. The Kennedy Center is a great …
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Trump Protecting Big Oil’s Profit–at the Expense of the United States
Trump is destroying America’s opportunity to lead the world in clean energy and transportation, and is handing it to China, who is eagerly accepting it. Countries around the globe are phasing out fossil fuels, and getting rich in the process, …
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Solar PV on a Car’s Roof
There is no need to physically attach solar panels to your car’s roof to determine if it will charge your car. Of course it will while it’s in the sun. Let’s do some math: If: The area of this Tesla’s …
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