Measuring the fuel economy and range of a gas-powered vehicle is, by now, a simple, solved engineering problem. Measuring the range of an electric vehicle is not. .
SAE... Measuring the fuel economy and range of a gas-powered vehicle is, by now, a simple, solved engineering problem. Measuring the range of an electric vehicle is not. . SAE International, a global association of engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive, and commercial vehicle industries, used data from tests performed by Car and Driver to study real-world EV ranges.In a 75-mph highway test, Car and Driver found that “more than 350 internal-combustion vehicles averaged 4% better fuel economy than what was stated on their labels. But the average range for an EV was 12.5% worse than the price sticker numbers.
Other factors can cause misleading calculations as well. Extreme temperatures can drastically affect EV range – some EVs lose nearly a third of their range in the cold, others barely 3%.