Gasoline vs Battery Energy Density Explained
I thought Engineering Explained did a good job of explaining energy density of both gasoline and battery capacity. This video also gives a good insight of the technical and the economics challenges E...
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wilber1 wrote:Yes and the Tesla can go further on $100 of fuel.time2roll wrote:
Yes thanks for the HS chemistry lesson. All of the gasses contained in air go through the combustion cycle and a few things are created besides CO2 and water vapor due to the heat. Some of which are considered pollutants but that was not the point of the video. Gasoline contains some nasty stuff also but that is not the point either.
My point is the battery in and to itself releases the stored energy. Nothing else required. Gasoline needs to be fed oxygen from some other source to burn and release energy. My point is that all the elements to get the energy from that gasoline are not contained in that gallon jug.
Yes but from a practical point of view, an ICE vehicle getting 30 MPG requires less than 70 lbs of fuel to go the same distance as a Tesla S 85 with a 1200 lb battery. With 140 lbs of fuel, it can go twice as far.
Choose what you prefer.
