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Originally Posted by lezard
I came across some 2003 Stats Can numbers for BC putting motor gas consumption at equal to 4/5 of total electricity consumption (converted to TJ). ....
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Is that based on a straight conversion of gasoline use to TJ? Remember that electrical cars are significantly more efficient (3-4x??) than ICE vehicles so they would require less energy.
What we really need to see though is a transfer of trips to electrified mass transit which is even more efficient than individual electric vehicles.
On on the subject of conservation I have seen both business and individuals reduce their electrical use by 30-70% through low or no cost projects. The trick is just to convince more people to adopt those strategies.