[LINK] Electric vehicles and generation

[rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au]

Antony Barry wrote:

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> On 22/07/2006, at 8:10 AM, rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au wrote:
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>> Oops. How embarrasingly stupid I am: RTFM. The car claims 185kW  
>> engine output; allowing for less-than-100% efficiency, it uses  about 
>> 200kWh per hour of running time. Covering my head in shame  now...
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> And -
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>> the lightweight machine can go 250 miles on a single charge. (When  
>> connected to a special 220-volt, 70-amp outlet, recharging takes  
>> about three and a half hours.)
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> Ouch! 15kw!
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> It would pull in 30 minutes what my house uses in a day.

I ended up very sceptical of this 250 miles per charge claim. The spec 
says 185kW from the motor (ie, peak). If I drive conservatively, perhaps 
I use 20kW of the engine's power on average. Driving two hours per day, 
that's 40kW - 2 2/3 charges per day. IOW, it gets 250 miles on very, 
very gentle driving.

RC

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