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Old 08-17-2009, 07:23 PM   #50 (permalink)
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...------------------------------------- For a complete energy balance on the VOLT we could use their figure of 6.25kW per 25-miles.Dividing by battery efficiency,charger efficiency,transmission line efficiency,generating plant efficiency,yields 26.004 kW produced from heat energy.If provided by gasoline,this would require 0.797 gallons of gasoline burned at the power plant to create the 26kW.------------ ...
I'm curious. Based on this assumption of line losses, what would the "energy balance MPG" be of the all-electric GM EV1? For example, how many kilowatts per 25-miles for the EV1 under the same driving cycle?

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