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If 1 kWh = ±860 kcal, how do I need to interpret the fact that the battery of an electric vehicle is roughly the same as 86kg of potato chips based on energy?

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Is it theoretically possible that a potato chips driven motor with 86kg of potato chips would have the same range as an electric powered motor with a battery of 55kWh?