Gas Range:
Mpg en ciudad
The number of miles per gallon you get on short drives with lots of stopping, like you do in a crowded city.
Highway mpg
The number of miles per gallon you get on long drives without a lot of stopping, like on the highway.
Combined mpg
Your average between city and highway mpg. Add your vehicle's city and highway mpgs, divide them by two, and that's your combined range.
Total driving range
The number of miles you can travel on a full tank of gas.
EV Range:
MPGe
This stands for 'Miles Per Gallon Equivalent.' It compares the amount of energy a gas-powered vehicle needs to travel 1 mile with the amount of energy it takes an electric vehicle to travel the same distance.
All-electric range
This is the number of miles a vehicle can travel using only an electric battery.
Hybrid range
This is the driving range of a HEV using electricity to supplement its gas power. A good thing to remember: plug-free Hybrid Vehicles have no all-electric range. You're always using gas.
Is there a charging station near you?
Buying an EV can feel great-until you discover there isn't a public charging station within 20 miles of your home! Charging stations are still less common than gas stations in most areas. So, if you're not going to get a home charger installed, make sure you find out if there's a station near where you live.
Where do you live?
Different powertrain options make more sense in specific locales. If you're in the city or suburbs and take a lot of short drives, an EV can be really helpful. But if you're regularly driving long distances, a gas-powered vehicle or hybrid might be the safest bet.
What do you like to do?
Do you like to spend your weekends tootling around town, or do you like to travel long distances and go camping? Knowing how often you drive and where that takes you will help determine what sort of vehicle you need.
“The process of producing EVs creates more carbon emissions in the long run than gas-powered vehicles do.”
False. While mining for the materials needed to create EV batteries has some environmental impact, it’s been statistically proven that gas vehicles create more carbon emissions overall than electric vehicles, even during the creation process.
“Electric vehicles are more likely to catch fire than gas vehicles.”
Incorrect. Electric vehicles have been statistically proven to catch fire less than gas-powered vehicles. They are also slower to catch fire if a fire does start.
“Electric vehicles are designed to be non-upgradeable and to keep drivers from fixing the vehicles on their own.”
That’s misleading. EV parts last longer than those of gas-powered vehicles—their batteries specifically—so they don’t need to be upgraded or serviced as often. And while safety precautions should obviously be researched before working on your electric vehicle, any issues a DIY mechanic might encounter when repairing their own EV are just due to new technologies, not any sort of money-making scheme.