The electric car as a talisman of false hope

Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by JeffL on Friday August 16, 2019 @10:46AM (#20715653)

I gun the shit out of my Tesla at a green light, but look far ahead and slowly ease to a stop using regen braking only. Regen braking and one pedal driving is a nice incentive to not waste energy with brakes, and as EV's become more popular, I bet driving habits will become more efficient generally across the board.

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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by srfilipek on Friday August 16, 2019 @11:38AM (#20716234)

Just curious, do you have stats on your watts per mile efficiency you can share? How it compares to the EPA estimates?

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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by JeffL on Friday August 16, 2019 @07:30PM (#20720688)

244 Wh/mi over 17,000 miles in a Model 3 LR. That's really close to the rated 310 miles for the 75 kw battery. The vast majority of my miles are driving 72 mph on the freeway.

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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by agumonkey on Friday August 16, 2019 @01:49PM (#20717631)

you know I was talking about ICE. Electric motors are a lot simpler so wild change in momentum is probably free and as you say you have regen braking..

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