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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/noframes/5257.shtml
UK grid carbon intensity source – https://www.energydashboard.co.uk/historical
France grid carbon intensity source – https://www.rte-france.com/en/eco2mix/co2-emissions#
Switzerland grid carbon intensity – https://www.nowtricity.com/country/switzerland/#:~:text=Quick%20stats%20about%20Switzerland,were%208%20g%20CO2eq%2FkWh.
Carbon emissions for petrol, including generation – https://innovationorigins.com/en/producing-gasoline-and-diesel-emits-more-co2-than-we-thought/
