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[–] 13 points 5 months ago* (4 children)

while their energy density is much better than that of ICE cars

Ummmm, no? Battery energy density is much worse than the energy density of gas. Electric is better for the environment but what you said is factually incorrect.

Gas has a Energy density (MJ/L) of 34.2 while lithium ion maxes out at ~4.2.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_density

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

    Sorry, to be more exact I should have said efficiency.

    I was taking into account energy lost due to conversion at the engine where an ICE is between 20 and 25% efficient, or wheel to wheel efficiency if you will, I thought that would have been self-explanatory.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Even accounting for that pretty sure it’s still wrong, that’s why ICE vehicles usually have better range despite not stuffing gas tanks into every available space.

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