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To: babygene
Wikipedia, if you can believe them, says 36.6 kWh per US gallon. (Sorry, I did the calculation of 40 in my head.) The useful efficiency of electricity is not 100% either. You have wires, chargers, dischargers, motors, inverters, transmission systems, regeneration for braking, etc. It's certainly higher than an IC powertrain, but no where near 100%.
15 posted on 05/08/2010 8:17:17 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Galileo: In science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of one individual)
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To: norwaypinesavage

http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/ArthurGolnik.shtml. It’s in kilograms so you have to convert...

motor efficiencies are over 90%. Chargers in the high 90s.


16 posted on 05/08/2010 8:24:36 AM PDT by babygene (Figures don't lie, but liars can figure...)
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To: norwaypinesavage

...and then there’s the question where the energy to heat the darn thing in winter comes from. I figure you’d need a couple of kWs at least. So you’ll be driving slower or not go very far...


20 posted on 05/08/2010 9:50:03 AM PDT by Moltke (DOPE will get you 4 to 8 in the Big House - HOPE will get you 4 to 8 in the White House.)
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