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    From Gordon@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 18 01:28:11 2024
    https://www.dagens.com/autos/charging-electric-cars-are-wasting-more-power-than-you-think

    Bottom line: "Testing over 90 electric cars currently on the market, ADAC
    found that, on average, 14.5% of the electricity used at charging stations never even makes it to the car’s batteries."

    "The Mini Cooper SE, which wasted a shocking 30.1% of its charge.
    The Volvo XC40 wasn’t far behind, losing about 20% during charging.
    Other notable energy guzzlers include the Dacia Spring, Mustang Mach-E,
    Nissan Leaf, MG 4, and Xpeng G9."

    So there we have it on average your 7th charge up is totaly wasted.

    More evidence that EV's are for the rich.

    Note that the Mini is 30.1% loss, almost 1/3 wastage.

    Then there is the battery charge discharge cycle of 90% say. Along with the motor losses and the need to heat/cool the cabin which is free for heating
    in a ICE car.

    The devil is in the detail.

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  • From Crash@21:1/5 to Gordon on Wed Sep 18 15:35:48 2024
    On 18 Sep 2024 01:28:11 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.dagens.com/autos/charging-electric-cars-are-wasting-more-power-than-you-think

    Bottom line: "Testing over 90 electric cars currently on the market, ADAC >found that, on average, 14.5% of the electricity used at charging stations >never even makes it to the car’s batteries."

    "The Mini Cooper SE, which wasted a shocking 30.1% of its charge.
    The Volvo XC40 wasn’t far behind, losing about 20% during charging.
    Other notable energy guzzlers include the Dacia Spring, Mustang Mach-E, >Nissan Leaf, MG 4, and Xpeng G9."

    So there we have it on average your 7th charge up is totaly wasted.

    More evidence that EV's are for the rich.

    Note that the Mini is 30.1% loss, almost 1/3 wastage.

    Then there is the battery charge discharge cycle of 90% say. Along with the >motor losses and the need to heat/cool the cabin which is free for heating
    in a ICE car.

    The devil is in the detail.

    No big deal. I bought a BEV purely for short-trip around-town running
    and for this you cant beat it. An ICE car takes a few km's to get oil
    out of the sump to where all the action is. No such problem with a
    BEV.

    Even if the power losses are as claimed, the cost to fuel a BEV is
    cheap.

    Note that there are other reports where the power loss for any one
    vehicle various with the capacity (Amps) offered by the mains wall
    unit.


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