Battery

kWh

Kilowatt-hour

The battery's energy unit: how much it stores. It's the 'tank size' of an EV. More kWh, more range (all else equal).

A kilowatt-hour (kWh) is energy: the amount one kilowatt of power delivers over one hour. An EV's battery is measured in kWh just as a tank is measured in liters.

Watch one detail: there are two figures. Nominal capacity (what physically fits) and usable (what the car actually lets you use, keeping a buffer to protect the battery). Range comes from the usable figure.

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