a traffic jam even for a few hours wouldn't kill an electric car unless it was running low on a charge to begin with. fun fact: teslas get way better milage in town than on the hwy.
No, he's correct. Electric motors don't "idle" like gas engines. They consume virtually nothing when they're not driving. You're talking tops 1kW for accessories/AC. A bit more for heat.
the battery packs can propel the car for hundreds of miles on a single charge. teslas even come with a camp mode that can run the hvac if you wish to stay in the car for an extended period of time like overnight. hvac has very little effect on a battery pack that is made to power motors at highway speeds for hundreds of miles a charge.
a traffic jam even for a few hours wouldn't kill an electric car unless it was running low on a charge to begin with. fun fact: teslas get way better milage in town than on the hwy.
The laws of thermodynamics call bullshit.
No, he's correct. Electric motors don't "idle" like gas engines. They consume virtually nothing when they're not driving. You're talking tops 1kW for accessories/AC. A bit more for heat.
He's claiming the electric is more efficient in town than it is on the open road. It's not. It can't be.
the battery packs can propel the car for hundreds of miles on a single charge. teslas even come with a camp mode that can run the hvac if you wish to stay in the car for an extended period of time like overnight. hvac has very little effect on a battery pack that is made to power motors at highway speeds for hundreds of miles a charge.