[Peakoil] The Future of Trucking is Electric

Gregory Walpole gregorywalpole at gmail.com
Thu Feb 9 22:29:59 UTC 2012


Yes, most electricity in Australia is sourced from coal.  But petrol & diesel are not sourced simply from a service station bowser.

Upstream from the bowser, enormous amounts of energy are expended.  Upstream from the power station, relatively little energy is expended.

A more complete discussion can be found in my blog at:

http://hhg2t-long.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/why-does-electric-car-generate-less.html

Regards,
Greg.


On 8 Feb 2012, at 18:51, Antony Barry <tony at tony-barry.emu.id.au> wrote:

> On 08/02/2012, at 11:26 AM, Jenny Goldie wrote:
> 
>> BlankThe Future of Trucking is Electric
>> 
> 
> And the electricity is sourced from...????
> 
> Tony
> 



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