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@FourOh-LLC @arstechnica @Healthcarer

"By joule" also depends on the source.
You can't charge an internal combustion engine with hydro or solar.
Electric is indeed more efficient, way more.
Best you can get with an internal combustion engine is 35% efficiency. Electric motors – 90%.

EVs convert over 77% of the electrical energy from the grid to power at the wheels. Gasoline vehicles only convert about 12%–30% of the energy stored in gasoline to power at the wheels.