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Doesn't gasoline habe to (typically) go through carnot efficiency limits though when it combusts?

IIRC, EV motors are 90% efficient with battery power --> road power conversion. A typical ICE engine is, what, 30% efficient and maybe a bit more with good turbo design. So practically gasoline is about 4000 Wh/kg?




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