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What is your car? It doesn't actually get 50mpg unless its a hybrid or you only drive it long distances on a freeway. If its a hybrid, it has all the environmen
by lowbloodsugar 5y ago
What is your car? It doesn't actually get 50mpg unless its a hybrid or you only drive it long distances on a freeway. If its a hybrid, it has all the environmental impact of having two complete power systems, the negative effects of a battery etc. If its not a hybrid, then you aren't getting 50mpg around town.
- perl4ever 5y ago>If its a hybrid, it has all the environmental impact of having two complete power systems, the negative effects of a battery etc No, it doesn't. This is a popular thing to say, but I wish people would think about it for a minute. My car has a ~1.2 kWh battery. A Bolt or a Leaf has 40-60 kWh. I don't understand why people don't get this. With a gas engine, you have 98% less battery. So you are not just adding complexity for super long trips. That's not the equation at all. If batteries get better, it doesn't change the proportion of 50:1. And batteries also become harder and harder to get perfect the larger they get. So there's no question in my mind of more chance of a defective one on an EV. https://insideevs.com/news/342671/my-chevy-bolt-is-on-third-battery-pack-heres-why/ https://insideevs.com/news/342671/my-chevy-bolt-is-on-third-...