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You write incredibly well! To add a negative to the ev side of things I'm sure there is exploration costs in finding battery materials just as there is in finding oil wells, but at least the battery is a reusable product for some time where the oil is burnt up then gone and another well needs to be found. Exploration costs are no doubt significantly higher for petroleum as we are chewing though it faster than we chew through batteries in a vehicles life span. I also do not think this paper is accounting for the actual oil changes required for a car, or the tires both are consuming. Once the energy density of batteries improved so that BEVs can be lighter there's no doubt in my mind the efficiency numbers will soar past what they are now! Right now the biggest argument for ICE is energy density of the fuel, which is of particular importance when thinking of 18 wheelers or freight boat/trains. However the inefficiency of the combustion engine requires a transmissions and gears to get the power to the wheels. Every ounce u spin is power lost to the drivetrain before it's delivered into forward motion!