[throwaway-8c93]

Expressing the energy consumption in electric vehicle mileage makes the numbers more tangible. 500kWh is ~3000 kilometers of range for a mid-sized EV, or enough to move a family across the whole continent. Just to shift BTC from one pocket to another.

[andbberger]

What's intangible about a locomotive? It's a big engine the size of a house growling up a storm.