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> When the EPA devised MPGe in the early 2000s, the government agency calculated that 33.7 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity is comparable to a gallon of fuel
by rektide 4y ago
> When the EPA devised MPGe in the early 2000s, the government agency calculated that 33.7 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity is comparable to a gallon of fuel in terms of its energy content.
This (or some other) baseline should be used. A $/gallon price should be displayed per this figure, for electricity, in all signage & at the pump.
I think there deserve to be a lot of super pissed off angry electric car drivers, who rightfully see & understand they are paying an equivalent of like $8/gallon for gas. Electricity costs should be on par per dollar with energy delivery costs of gas. But we accept shitty infrastructure & dont even realize how sickeningly maddeningly cheap car drivers are handed energy. Absolutely uncool, unacceptable.