"CLIMATE SOLUTIONSHere’s how EVs could get 200 miles per gallonA...

"CLIMATE SOLUTIONSHere’s how EVs could get 200 miles per gallonA new report says that electric vehicles could double in efficiency in the next decades — if automakers make the right movesBy Shannon OsakaApril 10, 2024 at 5:50 a.m. EDTTraffic on a Los Angeles freeway during the evening rush hour commute in 2023. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)ListenShareCommentAdd to your saved storiesSaveWhen the Toyota Prius cruised into North America for the first time in the early aughts, drivers were shocked. At a time when the average sedan got just 23 miles per gallon (and the average passenger car just 20 miles per gallon), the Prius got 48. Thanks to regenerative braking and the little electric motor, its city mileage was better than its highway mileage.10 steps you can take to lower your carbon footprintThat was then. Now, when it comes to miles per gallon, electric vehicles blow hybrid cars out of the water. The average electric car in the United States gets the equivalent of 106 miles per gallon. And, according to a new report, that number could more than double in the next decades, to the equivalent of more than 200 miles per gallon.That growth in efficiency — possible with existing technologies — could help ease the strain that electric vehicles are expected to place on the grid, extend battery range and even limit the need for public car charging. With a concerted push, the U.S. transition to EVs could be made smoother and billions of dollars cheaper for consumers, experts argue." https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/04/10/ev-efficiency-double-2050/#:~:text=CLIMATE%20SOLUTIONS,consumers%2C%20experts%20argue.