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Old 05-04-2009, 09:42 PM   #133 (permalink)
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Let's just copy it here
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Vehicle             Energy Use Battery-to-wheel fuel Full cycle equivalent fuel
                     (Wh/mi)    economy (mpgge)         economy (mpgge)
GM EV1                 179              188                      69
Tesla Roadster         240              140                      51
MIT Porsche 914 BEV    185              182                      67
Toyota RAV4 EV         235              143                      52
Ford Ranger EV         315              107                      39
Though the tesla wh/mi numbers don't jibe with the current site figures of 110 wh/mi (which I also arrived at by looking at the charger specifications) and claims it is tested per EPA specs, could be some improvements made since last year I suppose, but I don't know where the table figures are from.

Nonetheless consumer energy costs per mile are sick in favor of EV, considering similar performing cars to the tesla get like 15mpg or worse and based on historical average energy costs. (course below they are only comparing natural gas in the wtw figure)

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