Thread: I remember a certian group of people who claimed electric cars were a fad..
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Old 07-15-2017, 08:16 AM  
SpicyM
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Originally Posted by crockett View Post
How much do you think a tank of fuel weighs? (It's 6.3lbs per gallon) you run around on empty? Also the electric motor / transaxle weighs much less than a engine and transmission

ROFL...

"The density of gasoline ranges from 0.71–0.77 kg/L."

So 58 l tank of gas weighs around 45 kg.. horrible like a whale

such a fail

And you are right, the EV "motor" is lighter than a petrol engine, of course .. so the batteries weigh probably over 1 fucking ton
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