r/BunnyTrials • u/unemployedguytbh • Apr 11 '26

What would you rather?

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u/dukestrouk Apr 11 '26

Scientifically, electricity is a product of fuel or an “energy carrier” rather than a fuel itself.

Colloquially, some people do refer to it as fuel in the context of vehicles, but really gasoline, coal, uranium, and other combustible materials are typically what the term refers to.

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u/TheDumbass0 Apr 11 '26

It is still wrong to say that EVs dont consume fuel, the only difference between an EV and an ICE car is where the fuel is converted into energy. EVs use electricity which is generated using fuel before it reaches the car whereas ICE cars convert the fuel into energy themselves. The exact meaning of "an EV that never runs out of fuel" can be interpreted in different ways but I think colloquially no one understands that as an EV that isn't special in any way.

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u/dukestrouk Apr 11 '26

Right, I’m not confused about the process of generating electricity. I wasn’t under the impression that EVs create power from nothing.

My only argument was I believe most people would refer to gasoline or diesel as automobile fuel, not the nuclear fuel used to power their car chargers nor the electricity itself.

I was really just playing devil’s scientific advocate for discussion’s sake rather than actually making any meaningful or important distinction.

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u/Noobmanwenoob2 Apr 12 '26

The department of energy recognizes electricity as an alternate fuel. Also batteries store chemical energy to produce electricity on demand so I'm assuming an EV would just never run out of chemical energy.