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Calculating financial savings of electric vehicles compared to gas-powered vehicles in Metro Detroit

The transition to electric vehicles has hit a speed bump due to lower customer demand.

People have big questions, and on Tuesday night (Feb. 27), there’s some clarity in a new study comparing the costs of fueling an internal combustion engine and charging an electric vehicle.

It’s a tough comparison to make. Miles per gallon don’t equate to miles per kilowatt easily, so Patrick Anderson of the Anderson Economic Group devised a way to look at it.

He calls it purposeful miles and uses 100 of those as the measure, and whether gas or electric is cheaper depends on a couple of things.

Watch the video above for the full story.


About the Authors
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Brandon Carr is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with WDIV Local 4 since November 2021. Brandon is the 2015 Solomon Kinloch Humanitarian award recipient for Community Service.

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