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Cars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW boss
(www.autoexpress.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2026
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It is energy dense, sure, but on average 70% of that energy is wasted as heat. However, in EVs, at least 80% is electricity is converted to mechanical energy. Thus, EVs are about 250% more effective. Of course, if you, are going diesel -> generator -> EV you are multiplying the efficiency, and you are much better using an ICE vehicle instead. But you don't have this issue wish solar to EV directly.
All in all, it comes to how much range can you get per potential energy. Solar or wind? Good. Coal, gas, diesel? Not so much. That's why having larger renewable ratio is helping EVs to reach economical goals.
Do you pay (absolutely imagined ratios) 1$ in diesel which yields 100km range, or 1$ in electricity which yields 200km range? Or 110 even. Then there is charging time. Do you spend 2 hours for one full tank for 10$, or 2 hours and 30 minutes for same price for electricity and 30m charging time on top? What's if it was 8$ to fully charge, meaning you paid 2$ less for 30 minutes of extra time?
Everything is just a numbers game. Are you saving the environmentxat the cost of your time? Are you paying less per kilometer so it outweighs cost of your time?
Currently, it is heavily personalized. Soon, either will make economical sense. Which one, we will see, but as we as society lean towards EVs and renewables, we'll soon see a shift towards EVs, hopefully.
I am not against one or the other, currently I understand some people economically prefer EVs while other prefer ICE.
Right but I'm strictly talking about weight. One pound of diesel gets u so much further than one pound of batteries, and once we get past that weight hurdle on EV the performance and efficiency of them will increase tremendously! I am excited to see what the figure holds, and the fact we got so far so fast as it is is promising.