- I did the math on the battery issue that based on some figures I had for energy cost of battery production including mining of resources. I went with a figure

- I did the math on the battery issue that based on some figures I had for energy cost of battery production including mining of resources. I went with a figure of around 110mj of energy per 1kwh of battery. The result was an estimated ~24k km break even point when comparing a model S to a similar sized Volvo. The battery energy costs go down by about half if they are produced only using renewables. - Actually all the emission reducing technologies adds complexity and lowers the efficiency. This increases cost. - gas stations will be less convenient when there is no gas. otherwise a great argument for fossil powered cars. - that is why we have batteries.