Mike, Surely you mean 7 kWh/100 km? (Also 12,5 to 16 kWh/100 km).
Your running costs show one of the advantages of using metric units. A petrol-powered small car uses about 4 L/100 km (larger cars typically 7 or 8 L/100 km). (I will not quote the mpg as that would means specifying whether I am talking about US or Imperial gallons). A litre of petrol is typically €1,40 so the running cost of your electric car is one quarter that of a petrol-powered car. Martin Vlietstra -----Original Message----- From: USMA [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Payne Sent: 15 May 2020 09:21 To: USMA List Server Subject: [USMA 1397] Re: Talking to people about metric I have an electric car as well. The numbers you give show a consumption of just over 7 kW/100 km, this is very low compared to my Renault Zoe (the same platform as the Nissan Leaf) which averages about 12,5 to16 kW/100 km which give me a cost per 100 km of about €1,30. Also charging on the cheap rate which the car does automatically. Mike Payne > On 14 May 2020, at 02:35, Harry Wyeth <[email protected]> wrote: > > I haven't written anything here for a long time, but what Al wrote a couple > of days ago is really right on. What he says about liberal-right-wing-left > -wing-fake news-etc is absolutely correct. The best way to convince someone > about the usefulness of the metric system is to gently point out how simple > and easy to use it is, and mention that it is used without a second thought > everywhere else on our planet. Unfortunately, with our miserable political > divisions and now the virus, we on the metric cutting edge are pretty much > way out on the back burner for a while. But it would sure be nice to hear > about 2m social distancing for a change! > > On another point, Tesla vehicles have a computer readout showing kWh used > since the last charge, per trip, or overall. There is also a Wh/km rate > display for the same periods. One vehicle I have information on shows 2200 > kWh used for about 15500 km traveled overall. At a $ 0.12 /kWh rate for home > electric vehicle charging in northern California (starts at midnight), the > electricity cost is $264 or just $ 0.017/km. > > All the driver has to do is select metric instead of miles on a preferences > screen. > > HARRY WYETH > _______________________________________________ USMA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma _______________________________________________ USMA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma
