Nissan's All Electric Leaf Rated by EPA at 99 MPG!

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Nov 22, 2010: Nissan Says Its Leaf Gets Equivalent of 99 M.P.G.
The federal government has rated the Nissan Leaf, a battery-powered car scheduled to go on sale next month in five states, as having the fuel equivalent of 99 miles a gallon, Nissan said Monday.
The E.P.A. calculated the 99 m.p.g.-equivalent figure by combining ratings of 106 m.p.g. in city driving and 92 m.p.g. on highways. The Leaf’s rating is nearly double that of the Toyota Prius hybrid, which is listed at 50 m.p.g.
The Leaf’s rating is based on an E.P.A. formula in which 33.7 kilowatt hours of electricity is equivalent to one gallon of gasoline.
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