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is MPGe?
We most often see
this unit of fuel
economy in reference
to electric vehicles,
but the e doesn’t
stand for “electricity.”
It means “equivalent.”
This metric allows us
to compare the energy
used by alternative-
fuel vehicles with that
of gas models. The
energy in a gallon of
gas is equal to about
33.7 kilowatt-hours
of electricity. How
far an EV can go on
33.7 kilowatt-hours
of electricity is its
MPGe. Electric motors
are efficient, so most
EVs top 90 MPGe
combined, which
is good, because
even the largest EV
batteries hold the
energy equivalent
of less than three
gallons of gas.- Are millennials ruining
the car industry?
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