In the Clinton administration, the Department of Energy (DOE) created a far superior “well to wheels” MPGe metric that honestly compares the typical fossil fuel use of an electric vs. gasoline car, using real-world power plant efficiencies and fuel mixes to figure out how much fuel can become the prodution and fuel consumption of gasoline electric cars' cars.
In the Clinton administration, the Department of Energy (DOE) created a far superior “well to wheels” MPGe metric that honestly compares the typical fossil fuel use of an electric vs. gasoline car, using real-world power plant efficiencies and fuel mixes to figure out how much fuel is used to produce the electricity that goes into the electric car.