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Thanks just wanted to make a rough approximation since a purely coal/petrol network is not realistic anyway. https://www.eia.gov/tools/glossary/index.php?id=Ne

by wwtrv 5y ago

Thanks just wanted to make a rough approximation since a purely coal/petrol network is not realistic anyway. https://www.eia.gov/tools/glossary/index.php?id=Net%20generation https://www.eia.gov/tools/glossary/index.php?id=Net%20genera... I believe it’s electricity generated at the plant, so we should add 5-15% for transmission losses and 8-20% depending on charger efficiency. Assuming 5% transmission and 10% charging loss using the well-to-wheel figures you posted charging in a 100% coal grid should be equivalent to and around 5.7l/100km / 41mpg IC car.

ashtonkem 5y ago
If you use the 16kWh per 100km numbers you provided perhaps. This number however is wrong. The official EPA estimate for the Model 3 is 14.88kWh, not 16kWh per 100km. Real world testing yields an even lower value of 12kWh. https://thedriven.io/2020/10/20/model-3-achieves-record-low-energy-consumption-in-driving-efficiency-test/ https://thedriven.io/2020/10/20/model-3-achieves-record-low-...