Honda has just announced that the 2013 Honda Fit EV has been rated by the EPA at 118 MPGe, giving it the highest fuel-efficiency rating ever given by the EPA.
Honda has just announced that the 2013 Honda Fit EV has been rated by the EPA at 118 MPGe, giving it the highest fuel-efficiency rating ever given by the EPA. This also means that the Honda Fit EV has a higher MPGe rating than other electric vehicles like the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Ford Focus Electric and Nissan Leaf. The Fit EV also has a low consumption rating of just 29 kilowatt hours (kWh) per 100 miles and an EPA rated annual fuel cost of $500.
The 2013 Fit EV is powered by a 123 horsepower electric motor and takes less than three hours to recharge with a 240-vot outlet. Honda will begin leasing the Fit EV at a three-year $389 a month lease rate in select California and Oregon markets this summer. Honda plans on introducing the Fit EV to East Coast markets in 2013.
“Just as important as the industry-leading fuel-efficiency and fast recharging time, as a Honda, the 2013 Fit EV will be an absolute kick to drive,” said Steve Center, vice president of the American Honda Environmental Business Development Office.
