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Prediction: EPA Will Switch to a 3-Number Electric Vehicle Range Figure To Address Cold-Weather Reduction The EPA’s electric vehicle range estimates seem overly optimistic in winter. Here is why we foresee the EPA making a switch to a three-number EV range format and why it would resolve the debate over real-world EV range for good. Advertisement Author note: It is solely the author’s conclusion that the EPA will soon shift to a three-number EV range display. The EPA requested that we make it clear the agency has not yet made a final decision on this matter. Test cars for a decade and you will learn one thing about the Environmental Protection Agency’s three-number fuel economy estimates: They are not really estimates. We find the EPA’s City, Highway, and Combined MPG estimates to be spot on in our testing. The three-number method gives drivers an understanding of energy efficiency in a way they can understand intuitively. Aside from a small handful of outliers, every c

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