Technical standards in non-science fiction are even looser. You may have noticed that characters in novels usually smoke their cigarettes in the time it takes to write a paragraph that could be spoken
Science fiction seems to do fine with "dilithium crystals" and such. A future setting lets you just combine syllables to create exotic sounding materials like unobtanium (a satirical one, popular with
The answer at any specific location will depend upon transmission distance, plant efficiency, and pollution controls, but the quick answer is that an electric car can easily be responsible for more pollution
I don't have those lists in my head. A custom conversion is hard to pay for in savings, although your potential mileage total helps if you can keep it on the road. If you get lucky with a bargain on
A vehicle with both gasoline and electric power systems can run on either, or both. In general, the electric system is better for start-up and initial acceleration, and situations where the gasoline unit

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