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I don't have numbers, and it very much depends on which grid we are talking about.

It's likely that some of the electricity came from renewables and little from coal. Even if from oil, the big power plants are more efficient than your car's engine at converting oil to power. There are losses and I don't know how those compare.

Also the grid gets greener over time, whereas your car engine only gets less efficient over time.



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