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)