How do you determine an Electric car's MPG?

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Asked by James May 17, 2021 at 09:08 AM about the 2014 Tesla Model S 60 RWD

Question type: General

I'm looking at used electric cars and you have MPG listed?  How can you
determine an electric car's MPG when it doesn't have a gas tank?  When
there's a mileage listing of 97 MPG... what does that mean?  97 miles to a full
charge?

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All electric vehicles have a listing of equivalent MPGe from the manufacturers, it's not just Cargurus.

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The government has a formula for gas mileage equivalent. Tesla's come with different battery capacity. Ask the seller what range they get.

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Thank you both for your answers. :) I found an article that explained it quite well. Basically, 33 kwh yields 100 miles of range (as standard unit of equivalence) and would thus be the equivalent of a "gallon of gasoline". So using that basis, a 60 kwh battery would yield a total range of almost 200 miles (when full), making the MPGe 90-93 miles per "gallon". So, I guess if a Tesla Model S 60 were an ICE car, it would have a 2 gallon gas tank, which by ICE standards would have really exceptional mileage. :) Thanks again! :) Knowing is half the battle.

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