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Re:Tesla owner drives 452 miles on single charge by kennywinker on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @02:11AM (#10121340)
The weight of a car is not optional. If I want to move some mass between point a and point b, and I do it by car, I have no choice but to haul along that extra ~10x my weight. Measuring by kcal/mass ignores this practical reality in favour of a more precise definition of "efficiency".

Also if you're riding a bike that weights 1.2x your body weight, you have the wrong bike! Good god!

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Re:Tesla owner drives 452 miles on single charge by dzhiurgis on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @05:56AM (#10122005)
Neither 4 passengers, pile of groceries, comfortable dry seats, infotainment & air conditioning are optional on bicycle.

In other words apple to oranges comparison.

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Re:Tesla owner drives 452 miles on single charge by dclowd9901 on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @03:11AM (#10121534)
Don't know if you were kidding but I think the implication was the combined mass was 1.2x your weight. Of course even then, that's still a pretty heavy bike (I think my commuter clocks in at about 10% of my weight)
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