• lauhaEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    Is the “range gain” due to bigger batteries or actual efficiency gains i.e. improved kWh/100km?

    • zergtoshiEnglish
      5·
      1 day ago

      Mostly due to bigger batteries.
      Efficiency gains are more limited than increase of battery size is.

      • lauhaEnglish
        5·
        1 day ago

        Yes, but it is misleading to call it “efficiency”. Efficiancy is kWh/km

        • zergtoshiEnglish
          2·
          1 day ago

          You’re right.
          The only area in which I’d find the term effficiency with relation to battery size appropriate: “travel time efficiency”.
          With bigger batteries you need less stops to recharge (if any) for trips that require stops with a smaller battery.
          But even that is a stretch.

  • zergtoshiEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    If you pick the right car, charging speed gains are even more impressive.