Much, much more (no exact figure here). But, imagine having a battery and 4 direct motors on each wheel - no engines, no transmissions, no differentials, just pure direct torque at each wheel!
@akindy not sure about a tank of gas, but when I visited the Tesla showroom in NYC, they said a battery pack weighs about 750 lbs, but that the engine is smaller and weighs less than a standard V-6 combustible engine. For overall curb weight comparison, the Tesla Model S is supposed to have a curb weight of 3800 lbs and a Honda Accord V-6 is about 3500 lbs, BMW 535i is 3700 lbs, and an Audi A6 is 3850 lbs.
@whiskers yes yes, forgot to mention that the "engine" in a Tesla doesn't function the same way as a typical vehicle's engine, so it isn't directly comparable to a normal combustion engine.
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How much more does a battery pack weigh compared to a full tank of gas?
@akindy
Much, much more (no exact figure here).
But, imagine having a battery and 4 direct motors on each wheel - no engines, no transmissions, no differentials, just pure direct torque at each wheel!
@akindy not sure about a tank of gas, but when I visited the Tesla showroom in NYC, they said a battery pack weighs about 750 lbs, but that the engine is smaller and weighs less than a standard V-6 combustible engine. For overall curb weight comparison, the Tesla Model S is supposed to have a curb weight of 3800 lbs and a Honda Accord V-6 is about 3500 lbs, BMW 535i is 3700 lbs, and an Audi A6 is 3850 lbs.
@whiskers yes yes, forgot to mention that the "engine" in a Tesla doesn't function the same way as a typical vehicle's engine, so it isn't directly comparable to a normal combustion engine.
@ravissimo
Spoke with a salesman from Tesla and while a gasolin engine has 150+ movable parts, Tesla engines only has 8.