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In response to "Wow. Weren't they originally saying more like 100 miles?" by Black Rabbit

It's up in the 100 range if you include the gas engine -- nm

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Jul 27 '10, 10:23

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340 miles actually with a full tank of gas. -- nm - Ender Jul 27, 10:25 15
- but doesn't using gas kinda of defeat the purpose of the thing in the first place? -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 10:25 14
  - Hell no. Google "Gallons per Mile" (as opposed to Miles per Gallon) and see the difference. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 27, 10:33
  - You're never going to be able to mass market a car that can only be plugged in for hours when it runs out of range. - Ender Jul 27, 10:28 7
    - Uh, isn't Honda doing it? - Black Rabbit Jul 27, 10:32 6
      - While I'm sure Honda probably has a similar model, I think the Nissan Leaf is the all-electric that's closest to market. (nm) - musubi, adorable Jul 27, 10:39 1
        
        That was the one, Nissan. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 27, 10:42
      - And we'll see how "mass" that market turns out to be. - Ender Jul 27, 10:35 1
        
        See below. But the company is one of the majors. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 27, 10:37
      - I don't think Tesla cars have a gas tank. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 27, 10:34 1
        
        They don't. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 27, 10:36
  - but what percentage of your trips are more than 40 miles? -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 10:27
  - no. -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 10:26
  - You still get super better milage. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 27, 10:26
  - even using electricity isn't all it's cracked up to be depending on how it has been generated... -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 10:26 1
    - typical internal combustion engine efficiency is like 20%. Even taking that oil and buring it to produce electricity gets you to about 30%. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 10:35
Ah, that's right. Forgot which one was all electric, which one was not. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 27, 10:24

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