bowlofsalad
100 kW
Hello,
I have some guesses on calculating MPGE (mile per gallon of gasoline equivalent). According to various wikis, a gallon of gasoline might have 33.4 kwh (kilowatt-hours) or 33400 watt hours (lower end of figures I've found) of energy in it. That is a wild amount of energy, can you imagine having that much power in your battery pack?
Anyway, I simply take 33400(wh) and divide it by my watt hours per mile (wh/mi). So say you had a wh/mi of 20, 1670mpge is what I come up with when I divide 33400 by 20. Does this seem accurate?
Also, by this rationality, at around 15 cents per kwh comes out to about 5 dollars per 33.4kwh or per 'gallon' of electricity. We all talk about how cheap electricity is, perhaps were talking about how efficient our ebike setups are instead.
I would be pleased if someone corrected or enlightened me if I made any errors or totally misunderstand something.
I have some guesses on calculating MPGE (mile per gallon of gasoline equivalent). According to various wikis, a gallon of gasoline might have 33.4 kwh (kilowatt-hours) or 33400 watt hours (lower end of figures I've found) of energy in it. That is a wild amount of energy, can you imagine having that much power in your battery pack?
Anyway, I simply take 33400(wh) and divide it by my watt hours per mile (wh/mi). So say you had a wh/mi of 20, 1670mpge is what I come up with when I divide 33400 by 20. Does this seem accurate?
Also, by this rationality, at around 15 cents per kwh comes out to about 5 dollars per 33.4kwh or per 'gallon' of electricity. We all talk about how cheap electricity is, perhaps were talking about how efficient our ebike setups are instead.
I would be pleased if someone corrected or enlightened me if I made any errors or totally misunderstand something.