Pete Buttigieg: EV Engine Is 90% Efficient, While Even the Best IC Engines Are Lucky To Get to 40%

WESTERMAN If every internal ░░░░░░░░ engine vehicle in the ░░░░░░░░ States was magically converted ░░░░░░░░ an EV overnight what ░░░░░░░░ that say the potential ░░░░░░░░ reduce global greenhouse gas ░░░░░░░░ would be Buttigieg By ░░░░░░░░ logic congressman None of ░░░░░░░░ should ever vote We ░░░░░░░░ all doing our part ░░░░░░░░ do something about a ░░░░░░░░ change that I believe ░░░░░░░░ should lead the world ░░░░░░░░ I disagree with you ░░░░░░░░ that We should vote ░░░░░░░░ We should put smart ░░░░░░░░ in place And last ░░░░░░░░ we tried to find ░░░░░░░░ number over 120 some ░░░░░░░░ billion taxpayer dollars have ░░░░░░░░ put in subsidies for ░░░░░░░░ Now that s if ░░░░░░░░ the fuel going into ░░░░░░░░ EVs came from non ░░░░░░░░ emitting sources You know ░░░░░░░░ much electricity in the ░░░░░░░░ States comes from non ░░░░░░░░ emitting sources Buttigieg Even ░░░░░░░░ all of that electricity ░░░░░░░░ from fossil sources it ░░░░░░░░ still be cleaner because ░░░░░░░░ engines are more efficient ░░░░░░░░ I think you need ░░░░░░░░ go back and look ░░░░░░░░ physics a little bit ░░░░░░░░ Okay the physics congressman ░░░░░░░░ that an EV engine ░░░░░░░░ 90 efficient where even ░░░░░░░░ best ICE engines are ░░░░░░░░ to get to 40 ░░░░░░░░ The plant that made ░░░░░░░░ energy is not 90 ░░░░░░░░ And internal combustion engines ░░░░░░░░ 25 to 30 efficient ░░░░░░░░ you ve got the ░░░░░░░░ of the generating plant ░░░░░░░░ the losses in transmission ░░░░░░░░ don t try to ░░░░░░░░ the efficiency argument The ░░░░░░░░ line is Buttigieg Well ░░░░░░░░ m definitely gonna try ░░░░░░░░ make the efficiency argument ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ WESTERMAN Well use good ░░░░░░░░ if you re going ░░░░░░░░ do that Buttigieg Sure ░░░░░░░░ the good data is ░░░░░░░░ between the regenerative braking ░░░░░░░░ the 77 WESTERMAN You ░░░░░░░░ talking about once the ░░░░░░░░ once the energy is ░░░░░░░░ the EV The bottom ░░░░░░░░ is only 40 of ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ from non carbon emitting ░░░░░░░░ so that 2 if ░░░░░░░░ can make every vehicle ░░░░░░░░ the United States an ░░░░░░░░ overnight you would be ░░░░░░░░ than 9 world s ░░░░░░░░ greenhouse gas emissions We ░░░░░░░░ creating great turmoil and ░░░░░░░░ in our country with ░░░░░░░░ dollars that are being ░░░░░░░░ inefficiently I m all ░░░░░░░░ EVs but let the ░░░░░░░░ catch up and don ░░░░░░░░ try to bend internal ░░░░░░░░ engines at the rate ░░░░░░░░ you’re doing.”