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.