Just what I said. This is bogus. The EPA should be using Miles per Kilowatt hour instead of this MPG equivalent.
--- On Wed, 11/24/10, Leland Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Leland Jackson <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OT] EPA is lying to the public about electric mileage > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 3:49 PM > Some more thoughts on this Nissan > Leaf: > > http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5100776-Nissan-LEAF-MPGe-Rating-Released&s=9661f06318f1fe743a67420064a32500 > > http://www.nissanusa.com/leaf-electric-car/faq/list/performance#/leaf-electric-car/faq/list/performance > > Regards, > > LelandJ > > > On 11/24/2010 01:49 PM, Michael Madigan wrote: > > The EPA has come up with this formula for figuring out > the gasoline equivalent for an electric car. The say > 33.7 Kilowatt hours = 1 gallon of gas. But in NJ in > the summer electric prices are 16 cents per kilowatt/hour > and gasoline is $2.80 a gallon. That makes > the calculation 17.5 killowatt hours per gallon. So > instead of the Nissan Leaf getting 99 mpg, in NJ it is > getting 51.4 mpg. HOW DOES THAT SAVE > MONEY? > > > > > > http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20023635-48.html?ta[excessive quoting > > removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
