tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386282875521567159.post2147822335465757465..comments2023-09-21T04:18:36.273-04:00Comments on Sharing Docs: Calculating the efficiency of an Electric CarJRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007138367944227896noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386282875521567159.post-10630820814481720202007-10-15T12:37:00.000-04:002007-10-15T12:37:00.000-04:00BIG, BIG mistake : the calc sheet claims that the ...BIG, BIG mistake : the calc sheet claims that the VOLT travels 65 km<BR/>using 16 kwhrs. WRONG!!! The battery pack contains 16 kwhrs of capacity, but the VOLT only uses current from DOD of 70% to 20%, or 50%, or 8 kilowatt hours. All your calculations are wrong. A galon of gasoline can recharge the VOLT battery pack with 10 kilowatt hours and the VOLT gets 5 miles per kilowatt hour. If gas is $3.00 per gallon, you are paying 30 cents per gas generated kilowatt hour, if $2.50, you are paying 25 cents for gas generated kilowatt hour. National averag is 8.5 cents per kwhr from the grid,<BR/>residential rate. Commercial rates usually 1 to 1.5 cents less than residential. Ah, the perils of ignorance in new technologies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com