The Arithmetic of Decarburization - Part 3: The Electric Drive: Calculating the Efficiency Revolution in Surface Transport
The Arithmetic of Decarburization: A Hard Look at the Energy Revolution ← Series Home Transport: The Hard-to-Decarbonize Sector Transport accounts for about one-third of final energy consumption in most industrialized economies, and it remains overwhelmingly dependent on petroleum fuels. In Austria, the transport sector consumed 361 PJ in 2020—virtually all from oil-derived fuels. Decarbonizing transport is therefore essential to any serious climate strategy. But which technology pathway makes the most sense from a physics standpoint? ...