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Originally Posted by Frequitude
Where do you think the sheer number of joules of energy will come from to power all that kinetic energy? Honest question because you obviously care about the subject. I love the idea of an electrical based transportation industry, but when I think about implementing it I always run smack into the first law of thermodynamics.
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Electrics and hybrids take advantage of this first law to recover energy normally converted to heat and not utilized for propulsion. Now explain to me how continuing to burn petrol addresses your concerns.