• Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    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.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      7 days ago

      EVs are not good in colder climates. Between lithium chemistry and heating, they cut range in half.

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        7 days ago

        Modern EV use spare heat to heat up the interior and battery with a heat pump.

        Useful in cold climates. Like Norway.

      • zergtoshi@lemmy.world
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        7 days ago

        Lets postpone EVs there until sodium batteries are ready and introduce then anywhere else then.
        Problem solved.