• @turmacar@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Isn’t the point for the consumer to measure their cost? Not the overall efficiency of the production and distribution for each source of fuel?

    Like I buy X gallons per month of gas because my car gets 20 mpg and I dive Y miles. If this electric car uses Z amount of electricity and I still drive Y miles, I’ll save ß dollars.

    • @PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
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      37 months ago

      It is not really possible for the consumer to calculate their respective mpge, since your specific utlities power mix will differ region by region.

    • @frezik@midwest.social
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      27 months ago

      That’s the idea, but it doesn’t actually do that. Even if it did, the cost would be variable by region, so it’s still imperfect.