Equivalent to 118 miles per gallon, Honda Fit EV received the highest rating in the United States

Equivalent to 118 miles per gallon, Honda Fit EV received the highest rating in the United States Honda Motor Company announced on Wednesday that its 2013 subcompact...

Equivalent to 118 miles per gallon, Honda Fit EV received the highest rating in the United States Honda Motor Co. announced Wednesday that its 2013 Fit EV subcompact electric vehicle earned the highest fuel efficiency rating from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, achieving 118 mpg. When the EPA calculates the efficiency of electric vehicles, it estimates it as 33.7 kilowatt hours of energy equivalent to one gallon of gasoline. Take the Fit EV as an example. Its lithium-ion battery can store 20 kilowatt hours of energy, which is equivalent to only 0.6 gallons of gasoline. But according to EPA testing, it can travel an average of 82 miles before its next charge. After conversion, you can find that its miles per gallon is equivalent to 118mpg. Scheduled for limited release in the summer of 2013, the Fit EV is Honda's first electric vehicle in two decades. Most of the major automakers, as well as some upstarts such as California's Tesla Motors, are rushing to enter the emerging market for electric vehicles. Compared with other manufacturers' electric vehicles, Honda's 118mpg rating puts Honda behind the Mitsubishi i-MiEV (112 mpg), Ford Focus (105mpg), and Nissan Leaf (99mpg). In addition to efficiency, the Honda Fit EV also exceeds other electric vehicles in terms of total mileage on a single charge: the Ford Focus can run up to 76 miles, the Nissan Leaf can run 73 miles, and the Mitsubishi i-MiEV can only run 62 miles. Compared with fuel vehicles, electric vehicles are generally smaller in size, and Honda Fit EV is almost the smallest of all electric vehicles except Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Honda officials also emphasized that in order to increase mileage, they are reducing the weight of the car and focusing on improving the aerodynamic characteristics of the FitEV. Honda also claims that the Fit EV charging time is only 3 hours, of course based on 220 volts and sufficient amperage. Fit EV's three-speed drive system produces 124 maximum horsepower and 189 pound-feet of torque. In the words of Steve Shante, vice president of Honda's Environmental Business Office, driving this car is "absolutely exciting." Electric car motors have the advantage of instantaneous acceleration, but they lose steam at 30 miles per hour. If you drive it too fast, add air conditioning or heating, the battery will drain quickly. Honda first launched the Fit EV at the Los Angeles Auto Show last November and only plans to sell it in limited quantities. It will be launched in California and Oregon in the next few months, and it will be the East Coast of the United States next year.