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		akafred on May 5, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japan Now Has More Electric Car Charging Spots Tha... Ah, didn't know that. I guess they are mainly running on electricity from coal/oil/gas power plants, then.

lmm on May 5, 2016 [–]

Which is a lot more efficient than running off direct-drive petrol engines. There are reasons why e.g. diesel-electric locomotives are a thing.

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