If you are from Texas...Cybertruck can power a house
Something for Texans to consider -- and be off grid and off Griddy and their $17,000 electricity bill.:E Cybertruck can power a tiny house
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rlw999 wrote:pianotuna wrote:noteven wrote:
I'm not sure how to convert 5 gals per hour of diesel fuel used into kwhr of BEV range...
+of+diesel+oil/to/kilowatt-hour]https://www.convertunits.com/from/gallon+[U.S.]+of+diesel+oil/to/kilowatt-hour
So 5 gallons per hour = 203.5 kwh
That's only accurate if your engine is 100% efficient. The most efficient real world diesel engines reach around 45% peak efficiency, so it's closer to 91 KWh per 5 gallons of diesel.
But power out the driveshaft isn't power to the wheels, so you can't really compare isolated components like this. The only real way to compare is to look at real world energy put into the battery versus gallons put into the fuel tank.
It is also true that electric vehicles have maximum torque at zero RPM so a much smaller motor would be needed. I've not got any idea just what the multiplier should be.
