DamnYankee
Loyal to the end
"Pwned"? Hardly.It REALLY sucks for you to be pwned by me, doesn't it, Southern Man.
Oh lookie here, this article states that modern engines achieve about 40-42% efficiency. Multiply that by drive line loses and guess what number you get? http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/06/raptr-20090604.html
Even more interesting is that research is being done to boost that further, making electric cars even less viable.