My ev goes about 80 miles on 20kwh, which is about half a gallon of gas, lets call it 0.75 gallos of gas.
80 miles/0.75 gallons = 106 miles per gallon, which is almost exactly 4x more efficient than my gas car i had before.
Ignoring oil changes or whatever, if i exclusively charged my car via gasoline generator, id still be better off than someone with a gas powered car.
Now add on that a power plant is much more efficient than a gas powered generator, or that they may have renewable sources for their power, and… Why isnt everyone swapping to EVs?
Newer ones charge in 15 mins or less, you can plug it in at home, its cheaper, has less maintenance, typically more storage, environmentally conscious, quieter so you can hear music better, the accelleration is very punchy when needed and smooth the rest of the time (if youre into that kinda thing).
It makes no sense.
EVs are not good in colder climates. Between lithium chemistry and heating, they cut range in half.
Modern EV use spare heat to heat up the interior and battery with a heat pump.
Useful in cold climates. Like Norway.
Lets postpone EVs there until sodium batteries are ready and introduce then anywhere else then.
Problem solved.
…but at what cost! 😱
The cheaper the better. That’ll help ensure wider adoption
If Americans could do math, they would realize that the 5 year total costs are less with EV, assuming they don’t start another oil war.
I’m pretty sure most car notes would be equivalent to the price in gas they’d pay or close to it.
I see headline and start typing before reading the article
Wait is something positive being said about China?
AGHHHH !!!
I begin smashing furniture in righteous rage
So you don’t care about DEMOCRACY do you!?!!
You think EVERYTHING is better there I know it and if I don’t point this out surely the propaganda will take hold here!