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Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 3 weeks agoI don’t know anything about EV efficiency, but the rates are inverse, so they are drastically different. 3.3kwh/mile 4 miles/kwh or 0.25kwh/mile
Guest_User@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Oh I see that error now. I guess I just assumed from context his 6kwh panels generated 2 miles per hour. I get the confusion though
doughless@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m still a little confused, wouldn’t 6kwh provide roughly 12 to 24 miles of driving range?
Guest_User@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They mentioned their car uses 3.3 kwh per mile. With their solar setup they can generate around 6hwh per hour. Meaning they can generate roughly 2 miles every hour of sunlight.
doughless@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Right, which is why people are confused. Fish likely meant 3.3 miles / kWh, but that comes out to 20 miles for one hour of charge. But the fact they said just under 2 miles of range actually correlates with their 3.3kWh/mile statement, but no one has ever heard of an EV with efficiency that terrible.