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Balakumar Balasingam, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Windsor

Batteries in electric vehicles have more mileage in city driving rather than highway driving

Battery electric vehicles have more efficient driving and higher range at low speeds. (Shutterstock)

A Toyota Corolla with a 1.8L engine requires 6.2 litres of gas to drive for 100 kilometres on a highway. But on city roads, it would require 7.9 litres of gas. A 2022 Ford F-150 requires 9.4 and 12.1 litres per 100 km for highway and city driving, respectively.

Traditional fuel-powered automobiles, powered by the internal combustion engines, give higher mileage on a highway compared to city roads. Various factors can affect the driving efficiency of a vehicle.

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