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The Tesla and the Oven

 Comparing the Tesla and the home oven seems like comparing apples and oranges. Yet, apples and oranges can be compared, say by averages of weight, density, texture, and more.  For the Tesla and the oven we can compare electrical power consumed. Here's the result - and note there's a whole lot of averaging here because of the varieties of models of each.  A. One hour of your home electric oven at 400F (204C) consumes about 3000 watts of power.  B. One hour of driving your Tesla at 60 mph (96 km/h) consumes about 300 watts of power.  That's right. Your oven consumes 10 times the power of your Tesla.