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How do electric cars determine mpg?
I'm well aware that gas-fueled cars use the measurements of mpg (miles per gallon). However, since electric vehicles don't use fuel, how exactly do they determine mpg?
Chanice Boyd · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Happy to help clear up some confusion. You’re right—gas-fueled vehicles use an mpg measurement, but electric cars use a different formula to calculate the mpge.
You may have seen it before if you’ve found yourself looking into
electric cars
. MPGe stands for miles per gallon equivalent and is calculated using a straightforward formula. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the unit of measurement to measure an electric car’s energy consumption level so that it can be compared to gas-fueled vehicles.
The formula for MPGe is:
- 33.7kWh of electricity = 1 gallon of gas
Some electric cars can hold 100MPGe, and just like their gas counterparts, every window sticker in a dealership is mandated to show the MPGe or MPG of all the vehicles in its fleet.
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