The EPA gave the Honda Fit EV a 118 mpg equivalency rating. This is their best rating yet for a passenger car. My daughter owns a Fit, IC engine, and gets great mileage and has experienced very low maintenance and up keep costs. It’s a very good vehicle. But most all of the EPA rating mileage equivalent for EVs and hybrids have come down as the owners face the real world of driving. The EPA is rating the Leaf at 73 mpg equivalent. Read my posting of a Tennessee Leaf owner’s trip here.
The new EPA rating for the Chevy Volt is 38 mpg versus the former 35 mpg. This change stemmed from an upgraded Li-ion battery that can hold a 16.5 kWH charge versus the former 16 kWH. Added a half hour to the battery charge time however. To read more click here.
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