"Battery Bucks"...

[Zcd1]

Interesting article that touches on what makes Tesla so different from legacy brands...

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28992689...

[Zcd1]

emperorburger said:

I stopped reading at "Silicon Valley start-up’s aging models?"

That's too bad, as the meat of the article begins right at that point...

[Zcd1]

A US gallon of gasoline contains the equivalent of 33.41 kwh of energy on average, so a 100 KWh battery indeed contains just about 3 (US) gallons' worth of energy...

Really points out just how efficient EV powertrains are, and how INefficient ICE powertrains are...

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kuro68k said:

It's basically saying that Tesla cars are very efficient... But not as efficient as "legacy" manufacturers like Hyundai who hold the current title for most efficient EV. So basically it's BS.

That's the second time this particular BS has been posted here.

Here are the actual facts, which show that even for a much less powerful vehicle H/K are far behind:

Edited by Zcd1 on Wednesday 11th December 13:40