Watch from the 30 minute marker for about 10 minutes.
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The average American car uses 100 times its weight in ancient plants (converted to oil).
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7/8th of the energy never gets to the weheel is lost in engine, idling, driveline, etc
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1/2 of the remaining 1/8th heats tyres, road, air
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Only 1/20th of the mass you’re moving is you
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So only 0.3% of the energy used moves the driver
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We can easily and confidently make that more intelligent.
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And this is just talking about cars