Reply to post: Re: Power required

Boffins blow hot and cold over li-ion battery that can cut leccy car recharging to '10 mins'

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Re: Power required

"It would still make more sense to pour all the petrol into a handful of power stations, burn it to generate heat like a good old coal station, and use the electricity to power electric cars."

And that would be *even worse*. You people have the idea that electricity can be moved and stored without losses. It isn't so. Not even near.

Just *transferring it* is 10% loss. Before you can even do anything with it.

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