[johnwalkr]

Hours are usually more convenient to work with than seconds when talking about energy use (even in this case when you are comparing to other things. Plus it's the de facto standard unit more people are familiar with. Power bills, electric car capacity, and energy efficiency are all normally described in kWh.

[andrewla]

This is true, but it is exactly what I am railing against. It's just tradition -- energy in houses is kWh, so let's use that for other things too.

Instead, let's just use Joules everywhere. Easy peasy. Why are my batteries rated in Ah -- it's not like they're providing a variable voltage source; just give me Joules.

I know this is a ridiculous hill to die on, but I will die on it!

[trelane]

> it's not like they're providing a variable voltage source; just give me Joules.

They are, technically. https://www.batterypowertips.com/how-to-read-battery-dischar...

Probably doesn't matter though. :)