Sunday, January 6, 2013

Fiat 500e electric vehicle's mileage rated at 116 MPG-equivalent: Scientific American

Fiat 500e electric vehicle's mileage rated at 116 MPG-equivalent: Scientific American: "The electric-powered version of the subcompact Fiat 500 will go on sale in California in the second quarter of this year, said Chrysler spokesman Eric Mayne. Fiat has 25 dealerships, which it calls Fiat Studios, in California.

Miles per gallon equivalent, or MPGe, is a rating devised by the EPA to illustrate how a vehicle compares with a gasoline-powered one. It measures how many miles an electric vehicles can travel on a quantity of battery-generated electricity that has the same energy content as a gallon of gasoline.

The EPA said the 500e will get 122 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) and 108 MPGe in highway driving. The highway driving figure is the best among EVs."

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