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Originally Posted by DaleDivine

I sure would not have wanted to be stuck in the traffic during a snow storm for over 15 hours with an electric car like Tesla. Do you get a bucket and go to a charging station and get 5 gallons of electricity? Or call AAA to bring you some???

A Tesla can maintain 72 cabin temp for 70 hrs.

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There is an easy way to estimate time for your gasoline fueled car. You only need to know the displacement of your engine in L and the volume of you tank in gal. and the number .16. Multiply your displacement by 16 to find out how many gallons your engine uses in an hour.

A 2L engine will use 32 gal/hr. Your 5.3L will use .85 gal/ hr. Divide the size of your tank by the rate to find the total run time for a full tank. Multiply that by the percent your tank is full to find out how long.

A 1.5L car with a 14.8 gal tank will idle for over 60 hrs.