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Originally Posted by Ken Fry
Another well-thought-out post. My only nit pick has mainly to do with the above -- which seems like a non sequitur: the size of the tank (electric or gas) has no direct effect on fuel efficiency. (In both cases, there is of course the indirect effect of weight... but that fits into a discussion of vehicular efficiency rather than one on powerplant efficiency.) But you presented a bunch of good, solid, points.
Thanks,
Ken
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if we say our average commute is 30 miles, but specs of the car say we MUST be able to drive 250 miles on occasion, the empty space in a gasoline tank has little cost.
But the extra space in the batteries is rather expensive in terms of money and weight. And weight for sure costs MPG.