Department of Energy calculates savings per eGallon  June 11,
2013 at 4:25 PM   |   0 comments  WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) --
The average fuel costs for an electric car is one third that of
an average gas-powered car, the Energy Department said Tuesday.
On top of that, as the average price of gasoline and the average
price for electricity varies around the country, the department
has launched a Web page that calculates how much drivers in each
state can save by driving an electrically powered car.  In
Idaho, for example, the average cost for regular gasoline on
Tuesday was listed as $3.73 per gallon. An eGallon, on the other
hand, costs 84 cents, the department said.  The department is
using an eGallon as a way to designate the amount of electricity
it would take to power a car the same distances as a gallon of
gasoline.  That means fuel costs for a gasoline powered car in
Idaho on Tuesday on average cost 4.4 times more than fuel costs
for an electrically-powered car.  The national average for a
gallon of reg