Tesla’s Introduction Speech to the Gigafactory in Nevada, Elon Musk, 4 September 2014
How Many Joules?
- Tesla Model S with large battery pack, 265 mile range = 306 million joules
- 2017 Honda Civic 12.4 gallon gas tank, (2017 best selling car in US) = 1,490 million joules
- Energy from 1 barrel of oil (BOE unit) = 5.86 billion joules