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Jamie, shut that laptop. How much electricity in the United States comes from non-carbon emitting sources? Even if all of that electricity came from fossil sources, it would still be cleaner because EV engines are more efficient. I think you need to go back and look at physics a little bit.
Okay, the physics, Congressman, are that if an EV engine is 90% efficient, where even the best ICE engines are lucky to get to 40. The plant that made the energy is not 90% efficient, and internal combustion engines are 25 to 30% efficient. You've got the efficiency of the generating plant plus the losses in transmission, and don't try to make the efficiency argument.
I'm going to try to make the efficiency argument 'cause I think it's important.
Well, use good data if you're going to do that.
Sure. Well, the good data is that between the regenerative braking and the 77%...
And you're talking about once the energy's in...
90%.
Once the energy's in the EV.
Ah!