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Guideline values for energy consumption, Tesla car, Flight, Train transport, and InfraMag train. 


Guideline values for the different modes of transport will be the basis for the calculations made and comparisons between different destinations. It is not a scientific report but can give a quick idea of the energy consumption and a comparison between the modes of transport. It may not be what everyone thinks and the impression you get in the press

Car Tesla 
Has a consumption of 2 kWh/mile. Which will be the consumption that must apply to 1 passenger. If there is a driver + 3 passengers, it will be 1/4 per passenger, i.e. 0.5 kWh per passenger and mile. It can be used as guidelines for car transport. In the later models of Tesla, the consumption has increased slightly and is today around 2.45 kWh per mile. In addition, the battery weight has increased so that the cars are heavier.

The flight
There are no real figures today as the flight is not really able to transport passengers according to what it could be done when using other fuels and not electric propulsion.

What is on the table today are aircraft with a range of 250 km and passenger numbers of 20 to 50 people. Lacks the real energy consumption and is today a desktop product. Will not materialize in the near future. Electric flight is nothing to count on for a long time and will not be for longer distances at all.

Train transport
The express train X2000 is assumed to have an average occupancy of 50%, based on the travel frequency on the line Stockholm - Gothenburg. A train with 198 seats consumes (according to computer simulations) 14.4 kWh per km. i.e. 144 kWh per mile. Gives 0.73 kWh per person and mile. InterCity trains incl restaurant car, on larger transport links, has an average occupancy of 150 people and consumes 12 kWh/km, i.e. 120 kWh/mile, gives a figure of 0.8 kWh per mile and person.

Ordinary passenger trains, without a restaurant car, are accepted have an average occupancy of 75 passengers and consume 9 kWh/km, i.e. 90 kWh per mile, which gives 1.2 kWh per mile per person. All with a lower value than is the case with Tesla and only 1 passenger .

InfraMag tåget
There are no ready values yet for the train, and its propulsion is under development. The train is held up by permanent magnets in its entirety. In order to drive the train forwards and backwards, a bogie has been applied and it will load the system with 2 - 5% of the impact of the rolling resistance. The major resistance for InfraMag comes from air resistance, which places great demands on the design of the vehicle's design. It is also the case that air resistance increases with the square of the speed.

Compilation of energy consumption per passenger

Transportation options X 2000 Intercity tåg Ordinary passenger train Tesla  InfraMag train
Energy consumption/person 0,73 kWh 0,8 kWh 1,2 kWh 1 ​passenger 2 kWh
4 ​passenger  0,5 kWh 		0,05 - 0,12 kWh
CO2 emissions 0 0 0 0 0
Other emissions No No No Fine health-hazardous particles from, among other things, the rubber wheels No

The above figures show that Tesla's choice as an environmental alternative is no better than what the train provides. If you add to that that there are other environmentally dangerous emissions from Tesla, such as the fine particles that come from the contact of the rubber wheels with the road surface and the dangerous microparticles that are spread, then Tesla is not the environmental argument that is spread by the press.

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