How Efficient Is Your EV? It’s Complicated
Cars That Think
AUGUST 2, 2021
Why are we using a constant based on the combustion of gasoline in order to measure the efficiency of an electric car? The efficiencies are so different because internal-combustion engines convert a lot of energy to heat rather than to mechanical torque. For them, recharge efficiency might be just as important as MPGe rating.
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