EV vs ICE 2000 mile road trip cost comparison
It's time to give you all the facts and figures from our trip over the Switzerland and back in the 2 Ferrari Testarossas. In this episode we'll be comparing the costs and emissions of that trip in the electric cars vs what it would have been if we did it in 2 petrol powered Ferrari Testarossas.
Below are some of the numbers and references we used.
Total trip distance - 1879 miles
Total energy used - 697 kWh
Home energy charging costs 9p/kWh at night
Rugby Services charger - 79p/kWh
Eurotunnel UK Tesla supercharger - 45p/kWh
Hotel charger - free
Metz charger - 40p/kWh
Strasbourg charger - 50p/kWh
St Moritz charger - 45p/kWh
EPA Highway mpg for Ferrari Testarossa = 14 mpg 'US Gallons' (17mpg UK gallons, 3.74 mpL) https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/nofra...
UK grid carbon intensity source - https://www.energydashboard.co.uk/his...
France grid carbon intensity source - https://www.rte-france.com/en/eco2mix...
Switzerland grid carbon intensity - https://www.nowtricity.com/country/sw....
Carbon emissions for petrol, including generation - https://innovationorigins.com/en/prod...