High MPG electic raving

[Danny Barrett]

Hmmm.... Sounds like we're stuck with the ICE. I don't really like the idea
of having a nuclear reactor in the car...




>Besides steady power requirements turbines don't size down well.  Clearances
>along the edges remain the same size in large units as small so the small units
>are less efficient.  This is while in small power generation (less than tens of
>kW diesel rule).  Also why in trains and ships diesels are still the most
popular
>power plant.
>
>  As far as electric goes they use more energy per mile than an efficient ICE
>automobile.  The EV1 uses 248 watt-hrs/mi (measured at the charger)  The RAV4
>uses 412 watt-hrs/mi (again at the charger)  This electricity is produced at a
>fossil fueled plant (the energy used by EVs should be counted against the
>incremental generator not the base plants since they represent a new load).
>These plants need approximately 10,000 btus of fuel to produce 1,000
watt-hour of
>energy.  So the EV1 uses the equivalent of 2480 btus to travel a mile.  Since
>gasoline has 114,000 btus per gallon the EV1 is getting the equivalent of 46
>mpg.  The RAV4EV is getting the equivalent of 28 mpg.  Neither of these figures
>beats a good ICE vehicle with the same performance.
>
>To reduce oil use with electric vehicles will require a nuclear based
electrical
>system.  Until that happens we should save fuel by using mass transit (where
>available), efficient ICE (vehicles not inefficient EVs and not SUVs), and by
>cutting wasted travel.