# How efficient is an electric engine compared to a combustion engine?

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**Category:** Battery & Chargers\
**Created:** [June 18, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/how-efficient-is-an-electric-engine-compared-to-a-combustion-engine/5084 "2015-06-18T02:48:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![tmark938](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@tmark938](https://community.electricforum.com/u/tmark938)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/how-efficient-is-an-electric-engine-compared-to-a-combustion-engine/5084/1 "2015-06-18T02:48:11Z")

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As technology improves there is no doubt these figures will change but at this moment in time the average efficiency for an electric motor is 90% which compares to just 25% to 35% for a combustion engine. While there are obviously other factors to take into consideration when buying an electric vehicle, these figures do say a lot about the potential for EV travel.