Comments by "jeppen" (@jesan733) on "Zeihan on Geopolitics"
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@AWAVAVA "What would the mpg of a Toyota Corolla be if you account for the energy lost to drilling/offshore pumping, crude oil transport, crude oil refinement, and gasoline transport."
It would lose exactly as much as an EV powered by a gasoline or diesel generator.
"You chose to throw out an apple to oranges example as a false comparison."
No, quite the contrary. I'm making sure to do an apples to apples comparison.
"I'm perfectly fine keeping the conversation confined to mpg"
And again, the mpgs are very similar. If you don't acknowledge that, you apparently feel the need to subtly mislead because you don't think the actual advantages of EVs are sufficient.
"the bottom line is that EVs are 66% cheaper to fuel per mile based on current gas price"
Yes, because oil is that much more expensive than coal, nuclear, hydro and wind. Not because it saves energy.
"But my statement about the negative externality of gas still stands."
Yes, EVs are much cleaner for cities and lets us use other power sources than oil. Those are both very important advantages.
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