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Originally Posted by shank0668
wait so if you run out of electricity you can get 100 mpg out of the engine
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no. The rating is somewhat arbitrary - they could have it rated at anywhere between 45 mpg and infinity. I remember hearing that its gas engine will consume 1 gallon of fuel for every 45 miles or so. So if the certification test is 72.5 miles long 40 of those will be electric only and 32.5 will be with the engine. Assuming 45 mpg with that engine that gives it a rating of 100 mpg. But if you were to try and drive 100 miles non stop, it would require more than 1 gallon of fuel. But to drive 50 miles it would take less than a half gallon of fuel.