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> Oh wow, 11kWh to go 26 miles... Well that commute includes going up a 2000ft mountain pass so that part drains the battery pretty quick. I'm sure the Fiat w

by jjav 6y ago

> Oh wow, 11kWh to go 26 miles... Well that commute includes going up a 2000ft mountain pass so that part drains the battery pretty quick. I'm sure the Fiat would get better range in flat land, but there isn't much flat land around here.

reissbaker 6y ago
Going uphill would also burn more gas though, so I'm surprised a pure gas car was getting 36 mpg under that scenario. And at least the electric car would regenerate a portion of the electricity on the way back down; it's not like brakes can produce gasoline, after all.