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Forgive my ignorance, I really don't know a lot about this topic. A Tesla Model S has a power of 315 HP (234 kW) and the largest battery they come with is 100 kW*hr. So shouldn't it only be able to run for (100 kW*hr)/(234 kW) = 0.43 Hr? I'm assuming the answer to this is the car doesn't use...

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That makes sense. But does this mean that the repulsion force will always have a lower magnitude than the attraction force?

So I coiled ~3' of 28awg wire in a 1/4" coil and connected it to an AA battery. It is unable to pick up nuts but still attracts and repulses in the presence of a permanent magnet. When a piece of iron is added to the center of the coil the strength of the magnet increases, as expected, and it is...