On Sat, 9 Apr 2016 12:45:11 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

> My guess is that generating electricity with oil to power a car is going to be a lot more efficient than turning the oil into gasoline and using the gas to run a car. The net power consumption will be lower.

Maybe... there are also significant losses in converting oil to fuel
(as with diesel/petroleum). but also fuel to electricity, line losses,
etc.



> That's a good thing. My guess is that we won't be generating electricity with oil and other fossil fuels. A big part will be generated by nukes. As I see it, we have no choice in the matter.

LOL. 'No choice in the matter'... So all these solar powered
generating plants around the world are all for nothing then?