How do you determine an Electric car's MPG?
I'm looking at used electric cars and you have MPG listed? How can you
determine an electric car's MPG when it doesn't have a gas tank? When
there's a mileage listing of 97 MPG... what does that mean? 97 miles to a full
charge?
3 Answers
All electric vehicles have a listing of equivalent MPGe from the manufacturers, it's not just Cargurus.
The government has a formula for gas mileage equivalent. Tesla's come with different battery capacity. Ask the seller what range they get.
Thank you both for your answers. :) I found an article that explained it quite well. Basically, 33 kwh yields 100 miles of range (as standard unit of equivalence) and would thus be the equivalent of a "gallon of gasoline". So using that basis, a 60 kwh battery would yield a total range of almost 200 miles (when full), making the MPGe 90-93 miles per "gallon". So, I guess if a Tesla Model S 60 were an ICE car, it would have a 2 gallon gas tank, which by ICE standards would have really exceptional mileage. :) Thanks again! :) Knowing is half the battle.
