So does the hydrogen fuel cell. The difference is it is produced at the hydrogen processing plant rather than the vehicle. And due to the inefficiencies in creating H2 from some other fuel, more CO2 is produced than just using the methane directly.
End use of electricity is horribly inefficient
I don't agree there. We get ~100% efficiency for heat generation and often 90% (and better) efficiency for motors. The efficiency problem with electrical devices is the creation of the electricity and the storage.
“I don’t agree there. We get ~100% efficiency for heat generation and often 90% (and better) efficiency for motors. The efficiency problem with electrical devices is the creation of the electricity and the storage. “
When I say “end use” that includes everything from power generation to the ultimate magnetic field generated to provide the motive torque.
No such thing of anything approaching 100% in anything having to do with energy, There are losses everywhere, especially in electric cars. Proponents think if they just ignore these losses and don’t report them (like the global warming hucksters) they don’t exist.
This report is an fantasy opinion piece, not a scientific presentation. It is pure speculation, and just the kind of tripe used by politicians to justify idiotic legislation designed to “save the world”.