The Tesla Roadster electric car is rated at 16.8kW how much energy does it use during a one hour car drive

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asked Mar 6, 2019 73.2k views

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NirMH · Answer 1 · 2019-03-11T19:52:58+0000

Answer:
$6.05\cdot 10^7 J$

Step-by-step explanation:

Energy is related to power by:

E=Pt

where P is the power and t is the time. In this problem, we have:

P=16.8 kW=16800 W

t=1 h=3600 s

So, the energy used in one hour is

$E=(16800 W)(3600 s)=6.05\cdot 10^7 J$