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Old 01-27-2011, 12:58 PM
Craig
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Originally Posted by W124 E300D View Post
You have clearly never put your hands on a 75 kW / 100 BHP electric motor, or control electronics, or any DC battery bank (of any variety) producing that sort of power....

80% overall system efficiency is a laboratory dream.
I think his point was that automotive ICEs are closer to 15% while stationary power plants can convert thermal to electrical energy at closer to 40%.
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