Not really, it's too simplistic to be useful
eGallons vs. MPGe: Making the numbers add up for electric cars
If you’re not familiar with the MPGe, you’re not alone. But the new DOE proposed measure of electric car fuel economy, the eGallon, might not be much better. Read on to find out how they’re calculated.
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What gets hidden in all of this is the true environmental cost of electric vehicles when one figures in the exotic materials to make them lighter as well as the lithium mining and the rare earth magnets needed for the motors.