Misc Numbers
This page is to record misc numbers about electric vehicles until a permanent home is found for them.
Gas/Electric Energy Equivalents
- 1 gallon of gas has 36 kWh of potential energy (Reference)
- Gas cars are 13% efficient (Reference)
- Therefore gas cars utilize about 5kWh of energy from each gallon of gas
- This means gas cars use 0.250kWh of energy to go one mile (at 20MPG)
Average Daily Commute
Average US driver daily commute = 29 miles (enertiabike.com)