How to input EV fillups

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Originally Posted by DaVolt

It could be argued that I don't put any gas in so the gallons heading is wrong, so how do we work with the format given. It is much simpler to just put in kWh used as gallons and no other figuring outside the app has to be done. The resulting number is Miles per kW an accepted number for many. I would rather see watts per mile or kW per 100 miles but that too will probably not happen.

Along with, and in smaller print, MPGe, the EPA reports an electric car's efficiency in kW/100mi. In the Fuelly profile settings, you can choose G/100mi for your display.

Adding to the argument that we don't put gas in the car, a number of 33.7 kW per gallon can also be misleading. If for instance you live in a state that has mostly hydroelectric power. There are no hydrocarbons in making the electricity.

The unit is actually kWh. Watt-hours are a unit of energy, and is independent of the energy type and source. We don't use different units for electricity made from different sources.

The actual energy content of a gallon of gasoline varies with the component blends. 33.7kWh per gallon is the value the EPA chose to use for MPGe calculations.