The oil is brought from the harbor to the refinery, where the gasoline is produced. Then it is transported to gas stations all around, where it is stored in underground tanks. The private cars often have to make extra trips to the gas station to fill up on gas, then they travel around with this extra load of 30 - 50 kg of gasoline. In the case of supplying the beam traffic , the oil is taken directly to the oil-burning plant. No refining needed.
Electricity is produced and sent in power wires to where it is needed.
The energy losses during transport with oil trucks or railroad cars are assumed here to be equal in both cases. The effectiveness when considering how much of the propulsion energy applied to the motor shaft that is converted into motion energy to propel the vehicle, is higher with the beam vehicles than with the motorcar. This is because the motorcars' gear change system, cardan shaft, shock absorbers and tires steal a lot of energy by friction. Energy which is used to cause wear and tear, and ends up as heat. The beamcars have a more direct transmission system.