>>12625750there are different types of EROI
if you compare joules of thermal energy in crude oil/coal/gas vs. joules of electric energy from panels, oil will have much larger EROI on paper
but if you compare it on well-to-wheel basis or electricity vs. electricity, fossil EROI drops significantly
electric motors have efficiency of >95%, battery loss is less than 1%, whereas even the best ICEs have <40%, steam turbines are similar
furtermore, EROI of fossil fuels is steadily declining, whereas for renewables it's steadily rising
