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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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In effect therefore, the more energy convertion stages there are the less efficient the process is. — Mark - Dallas 21. Whenever we take a source, convert it and then use it to generate electricity (usually steam generation) or use it to run an internal combustion engine it seems counter intuitive efficiency wise.

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