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Interesting Energy Graphs

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These graphs - Energy Flow - are very interesting and put our overall energy generation and energy use in perspective (click on the graphs to enlarge them).
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[FONT=&amp]Electric cars live inside that skinny little 0.0257% brown line in the lower right along with Amtrak etc, so there's plenty of room for growth.[/FONT]
 
What I find really shocking about this chart (from Lawrence Livermore Labs), is that of the 97.4 quads of energy inputs to the system, only 38.4 quads (39%) provide useful services. Huge losses in both electric generation and transportation. Kudos to those who drive EVs powered by PVs!