I love these charts where you look at them and can't make heads or tails out of what they are saying.... then you realize someone had very little idea of what they were talking about.
Contrary to everything I hear / heard, I can say that my Chevy Bolt was far more efficient then my Tesla Model Y (till it got ran over by a tomato truck). I take that just based on its internal display of miles per KW vs watts per mile readings.
Of course, at 80MPH, I take that statement back, but running around town, the Bolt did much better. Tesla is more aerodynamic, but that is only an issue at higher speeds.
Right. Although "discharge depth" is usually measured in %. So I would say efficiency is range divided by battery discharge kWh.
1000-mile Aptera discharged 10% in 100 miles isn't more efficient than a 250-mile Aptera discharged 40% in 100 miles. Both of them only take about 10kWh to go 100 miles. Every other EV takes about 25kWh to go 100 miles, regardless of how deeply that discharges their battery.
Range divided by battery size is not efficiency. Range divided by battery discharge depth is. Part of the reason Tesla cars get more range for a given battery size is because they use more of the battery capacity. They charge to a higher cell voltage than other EVs - Elon himself said it's "never a good idea" to charge their cars to 100%, even though the EPA rated range is based on charging the car to 100%. And their EPA range is based on running the car till it actually stops running. Not until it shows 0% remaining.
I love these charts where you look at them and can't make heads or tails out of what they are saying.... then you realize someone had very little idea of what they were talking about.
Contrary to everything I hear / heard, I can say that my Chevy Bolt was far more efficient then my Tesla Model Y (till it got ran over by a tomato truck). I take that just based on its internal display of miles per KW vs watts per mile readings.
Of course, at 80MPH, I take that statement back, but running around town, the Bolt did much better. Tesla is more aerodynamic, but that is only an issue at higher speeds.
Sure. Equal to about half as efficient as an Apera.
According to a recent comparative between the Model 3 SR+ and the Hyundai Ioniq made by Bjorn Nyland both are almost equal in efficiency
Right. Although "discharge depth" is usually measured in %. So I would say efficiency is range divided by battery discharge kWh.
1000-mile Aptera discharged 10% in 100 miles isn't more efficient than a 250-mile Aptera discharged 40% in 100 miles. Both of them only take about 10kWh to go 100 miles. Every other EV takes about 25kWh to go 100 miles, regardless of how deeply that discharges their battery.
Range divided by battery size is not efficiency. Range divided by battery discharge depth is. Part of the reason Tesla cars get more range for a given battery size is because they use more of the battery capacity. They charge to a higher cell voltage than other EVs - Elon himself said it's "never a good idea" to charge their cars to 100%, even though the EPA rated range is based on charging the car to 100%. And their EPA range is based on running the car till it actually stops running. Not until it shows 0% remaining.
OFF THE CHARTS!