There may be 33.7 kWh in a gallon of gasoline but ICE's are very inefficient. I'd multiply that by 0.15 to compare with an EV. Or am I thinking of this incorrectly.
Sent from my iPhone > On May 29, 2015, at 9:26 AM, tomw via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Does anyone know how EPA estimates miles per kWh? I am familiar with their > standard test cycle conditions. Do they just quote the miles per unit > energy based on what they use during that test? I ask because if I use the > D.O.E. conversion of 33.7 kWh per gallon of gas my car has averaged about > 170 MPGe over the last 5 1/2 years (excluding charger losses). That is much > higher than EPA figures for any EV. I would expect my car to be similar to > a Mitsubishi i since they are similar weight and size, so wonder if the > difference is due to difference in the test cycle and my typical driving > cycle or if they use some method for the estimate other than the 33.7 > kWh/gallon. Their test cycle has a lot of accelerations/decelerations > compared to time spent driving at constant speed compared to my typical > cycle, which I expect would reduce the miles per unit energy for their cycle > compared to mine, but mine seems more typical for the U.S. unless you drive > in heavy traffic in a city most of the time. Has anyone used the 33.7 > conversion to estimate MPGe for their Leaf or i? > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Re-EVLN-Open-Source-Street-Legal-affordable-long-range-EV-4the-masses-tp4675590p4675843.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
