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0 pointsMvandenbergh6y ago0 comments

I think they must be claiming a 20% improvement on the 90% baseline, otherwise it doesn't make any sense.

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beojan6y ago· 2 in thread

That's still impossible. 20% of 90% is 18%.

A 20% improvent would be a 20% closer to 100% specifically 20% out of the remaining 10% so 2% overall improvement.

From 90% to 92%

20% less energy dissipated as heat.

Once again emphasizing the importance of separating between percent and percentage point :P

So, 90% improved to 92%? That's not nothin'...

I assumed they mean overall efficiency of a vehicle since supposedly it won't be needing a gearbox and the writer of the article is an arsetard.

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