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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by Ekaros on Sunday September 25, 2022 @04:17PM (#32975636)
So what are the "imperial" Volts and Amperes?
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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by function_seven on Sunday September 25, 2022 @04:44PM (#32976005)
As an unashamed imperial units enthusiast, now I’m sad we don’t have different ones for current and potential.

But at least we still have horsepower! My PSU is a 3/4-horse unit. My toaster oven is a full horsepower.

I like it.

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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by mrguyorama on Monday September 26, 2022 @01:36PM (#32985899)
Your battery-electric vehicle has a capacity of 70 thousand horsepower-hours
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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by function_seven on Monday September 26, 2022 @05:13PM (#32988500)
Oh boy I wish. I'd only have to recharge like once a year! That's just nuts.

My 70kWh battery holds only 95 horsepower-hours. But I use the British Thermal Unit when talking about energy.

My BEV has 240 kilo-BTUs stored in it.

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