How much more efficient are EVs/PHEVs than gasoline powered cars?
According to PluginAmerica.org, the Toyota RAV4 EV gets the equivalent of 112 mpg, making it about four times more efficient than an average gas-powered car. PluginAmerica.org also claims that EVs use three to four times less energy than hydrogen fuel cell cars. It’s important to note as well that tremendous amounts of energy are lost and wasted in the process of refining oil into gas, and that coal-produced electricity is far more efficient than gasoline in terms of the refining process. Solar panels on one’s home, of course, top coal and oil in terms of direct, plug-in efficiency and green-ness.
