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Real EV Range Is Often Different Than Automakers’ Estimate – Here’s Why

We're so used to reading things in Miles per Gallon (MPG) that new EV range figures are hard to conceptualize. To be fair, it could just be me, and I'm very bad at math. However, when you type "MPG to..." into Google, one of the first things you get suggested is "MPG to MPGe." But what does that mean? What's MPGe, and how is it different from the numbers given by automakers like GM, Tesla, and Ford, to name a few. Well, it's time to find out. Buckle up.
EV batteries are seen in a Volkswagen electric vehicle during assembly

How Are We Going to Recycle EV Batteries?

I'm sorry, but I've got to be a bit of a downer here. Our climate is ruined. We've failed to put in place any of the necessary measures to combat it, from carbon taxes to higher pollution restrictions. Now, it's about mitigating the effects of our misuse of this planet. The most publicly seen of those measures is the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. But what happens when those massive EV batteries go bad? How do we keep those toxic components from leaching into our already ruined environment? And can we recycle them?