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Originally Posted by redpoint5
If the typical car is driven 12,000 miles, I assume an EV will require about 4,000 kWh more per year (3 kWh / mile).
Charging off-peak means baseload capacity would need to increase, which is a good thing since it reduces the gap between base and peak loads. Nuke would be an excellent source of baseload since they like to run at a continuous output.
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An electric car can get 5 or 6 miles per kwh if you drive it like a gof cart. That appears to be the exception and not the rule. I get 4.4 in the summer and 3.5 in the winter.
Electric truck and SUVs expect them to use up to 2x as much power as a small car like the leaf.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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