ericsf
Well-known member
Around here there are probably not many people who need to be convinced that an EV is a far better way to get around that an ICE when it comes to efficiency and CO2 emissions. And this is probably known to many of the people on this forum. However when discussing this matter with sceptics, I found myself looking for one fact which is simple, obvious and un-disputable to convince them that EVs are as environmentally friendly we claim they are. Until today. Here it is in its bulet point form:
"An EV needs less energy than a regular ICE before that one has even moved."
Per the US DOE, refining alone takes 6KHw per gallon. An average EV gets between 3-5 miles per KWh. That means 18-30 miles for the same amount of energy it took to refine one galon of gas. This # is pretty close to what the averge US car gets on a galon of gasoline. As the article and video point out this is a very conservative estimate because it doesn't even consider the drilling, pumping and transporting of the oil. So producing one gallon of gasoline takes as much energy as an EV needs to go the distance one can drive with that gallon of gas.
Have some of you already used that? How did it go? Have found better arguments yet? (with trusted data to back it up).
Below is a link to the data that backs this up. If you have time, check-out the 10min embedded video. It's fun and informative. But don't show this to hard core gasoline addicts because it will probably have the reverse of the intended effect: The guy in the video is probably THE stereotype of the eco-nut they have nightmares about ;-)
http://gatewayev.org/how-much-electricity-is-used-refine-a-gallon-of-gasoline
"An EV needs less energy than a regular ICE before that one has even moved."
Per the US DOE, refining alone takes 6KHw per gallon. An average EV gets between 3-5 miles per KWh. That means 18-30 miles for the same amount of energy it took to refine one galon of gas. This # is pretty close to what the averge US car gets on a galon of gasoline. As the article and video point out this is a very conservative estimate because it doesn't even consider the drilling, pumping and transporting of the oil. So producing one gallon of gasoline takes as much energy as an EV needs to go the distance one can drive with that gallon of gas.
Have some of you already used that? How did it go? Have found better arguments yet? (with trusted data to back it up).
Below is a link to the data that backs this up. If you have time, check-out the 10min embedded video. It's fun and informative. But don't show this to hard core gasoline addicts because it will probably have the reverse of the intended effect: The guy in the video is probably THE stereotype of the eco-nut they have nightmares about ;-)
http://gatewayev.org/how-much-electricity-is-used-refine-a-gallon-of-gasoline