[Info-vax] Intel junk...Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

[DaveFroble]

chrisv wrote:
> DaveFroble wrote:
> 
>> chrisv wrote:
>>>>> for a gas powered vehicle, the engine must be running.
>>>>>
>>>>> not true for an electric vehicle.
>>>> Very interesting to know, thanks.
>>> Well, duh.  The heater's not working off from engine coolant...
>> Think about this.  That waste heat wasn't free.  It's unused energy.  That means 
>> you've had to put much more potential into the gasoline engine to get what you 
>> need.  With electric, less energy is required.  Of course, the heat is nice when 
>> it's cold.  Still, from an energy perspective, the gasoline engine is rather 
>> wasteful.
> 
> That's a shift of the subject, which was range under worst-case
> conditions.
> 
> Since you bring-up efficiency, I wonder what the total efficiency of
> the electric system is.  Waste in the generation process.  Waste in
> the distribution process.  Waste in the charging and discharging of
> the batteries.  Waste in the electric motor.
> 

The sorry thing about this is that some people are dragging me down to their 
level, and observers won't be able to tell us apart ....

Refining the gas, transporting the gas, pumping the gas, etc.

I wasn't aware there was a subject in this thread.

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