# Working out MPGe for your electric car

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/working-out-mpge-for-your-electric-car/3354>\
**Category:** EV Small Talk\
**Created:** [April 22, 2013, 6:38am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/working-out-mpge-for-your-electric-car/3354 "2013-04-22T06:38:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Editor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/49beb7/32.png) [@Editor](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Editor)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 6:38am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/working-out-mpge-for-your-electric-car/3354/1 "2013-04-22T06:38:37Z")

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I found these amazing posts which explain the formulae used to calculate the potential MPGe for any vehicle. They may seem a little complicated on first reading but if you read them a second time it all begins to make sense :-

[http://physics.ucsd.edu/do-the-math/2011/07/100-mpg-on-gasoline/](http://physics.ucsd.edu/do-the-math/2011/07/100-mpg-on-gasoline/)

[http://physics.ucsd.edu/do-the-math/2011/08/mpg-for-electric-cars/](http://physics.ucsd.edu/do-the-math/2011/08/mpg-for-electric-cars/)

Any feedback would be useful to other members.