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Re:Ultralight lithium-sulfur batteries for electric airplanes by asdfadsfgfdda on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @04:37PM (#24216066)
A Model 3 is smaller than the average car, it should be compared to something like a Honda Accord hybrid. Both have a similar cabin volume of ~100 ft^3. The fuel economy for a hybrid Accord is 48 mpg, or 760 Wh/mile.

The Accord is also $10k cheaper, presumably that is because the Model 3 requires more materials and more embodied energy.

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Re:Ultralight lithium-sulfur batteries for electric airplanes by mulmen on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @05:19PM (#24216672)
> The Accord is also $10k cheaper, presumably that is because the Model 3 requires more materials and more embodied energy.

Do economies of scale and manufacturing expertise factor in to "embodied energy"?

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