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Re: ICE vs. EV in a stranded situation
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 1/17/2022

Electric heat is basically 100% efficient. Using an ICE engine for heat is extremely wasteful. Think of the heat being lost to the exhaust, to the cooling system, to radiation from warm drive train components. The energy being spent just rotating "stuff".

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