How EVs really drive
Real-world EV efficiency data.
Efficiency from real drives by PlugLog drivers, by year, make and model, and by the weather, speed and trip length. Not a lab test: the energy their batteries actually used. Shopping for an EV? See how it holds up.
Shared by PlugLog drivers
- drives
- 2,187
- drives
- EV models
- 23
- EV models
- driven
- 30,671 mi
- driven
Every number comes from a real drive, measured by the car's own battery, and grows as more drivers share.
Updated · from 2,187 shared drives
Showing 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST
By vehicle
Real-world range is the usable battery, measured from shared drives (or estimated from the EPA figures), × the real efficiency, at the drives' average speed (weighted by distance, like the efficiency). EPA ratings include charging losses, so vs EPA compares at the battery. Between fast charges: from one DC fast charge to the next on a road trip: 10% to 80% of the real-world range, and the time that takes at the drives' average speed, so it follows the filters.
- 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST1 driver · 111 mi
- Drives
- 13
- Real-world
- 2.78 mi/kWh
- EPA at battery
- —
- vs EPA
- —
- Real-world range
- 570 mi@ 24 mph avg
- Between fast charges
- 399 mi (16h 34m)
Efficiency by outside temperature
Cold batteries and cabin heat cost range. Here's how much, for these drives.
- 32–50°F2.64 mi/kWh2 drives
- 50–68°F2.86 mi/kWh9 drives
- 68–86°F2.66 mi/kWh2 drives
Longer bars go further on each kWh.
Efficiency by speed
Air resistance climbs quickly with speed. Here's what it costs, by each drive's average speed.
- Under 20 mph2.64 mi/kWh7 drives
- 20–40 mph2.93 mi/kWh6 drives
Longer bars go further on each kWh.
Only drives from drivers who chose to share their efficiency data, with no names or locations. Efficiency is distance ÷ the energy each battery reported using, net of regen. How it's measured
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How it's measured
Real drives, straight from the battery.
EPA ratings come from a lab cycle. These come from the road: every drive shared by a PlugLog driver, recorded by the car itself.
Measured, not estimated
The PlugLog car app reads your battery's power many times a minute and checks it against the battery level. Efficiency is distance over the energy actually used, net of regen.
Shared on purpose
Drives count only if their driver shares their efficiency and charging data, and then all of them do, so no one picks their best. No names, no routes, no locations: just how the EV did.
Every condition
Cold mornings, highway runs, short hops. Filter by the weather, speed and trip length to see the numbers that match how you'd drive.
Track your own EV
Get numbers like these for your car.
PlugLog logs every drive and charge, works out what your EV really gets, and lets you share it to help the next buyer.
- Free
- Android Automotive car app
- Share only what you choose
Your EV's dashboard
Your own efficiency, energy added, charging spend and cost per mile, drive by drive.
Live in your car
On Android Automotive, PlugLog navigates, plans your charging stops, and records every drive and charge on its own, with this drive's efficiency on the map.
Every drive, second by second
Where the energy went, driving, regen and stopped, with the route, speed and battery level.
You vs the EPA rating
See how your EV compares with its rating, and share your drives to add to the numbers above.
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