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To: Poser

Here’s another interesting math revelation.
A 250 kW battery has the energy equivalent of about 7 gallons on gas!

So, you’ve bought a massively heavy SUV with the equivalent of a 7 gallon fuel tank.

And the tank fills at the rate of .06 gal/hr. Or about 1 mile range per hour on the charger.


40 posted on 01/19/2023 7:29:00 AM PST by sjmjax
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To: sjmjax

I’ve been doing the same sort of calculations on solar panels for my roof. (I live in SW Florida). It’s getting very close to being worthwhile for a direct connect to the grid without storage batteries.

The EV isn’t close and the current power grid isn’t within years of being able to handle the additional load. The rooftop solar doesn’t require massive building and actually helps with the problem. I’ll probably install some solar next year.


46 posted on 01/19/2023 8:06:58 AM PST by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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