**80 to 90% efficient, ~2.5-3x better than internal combustion engines.** Electric motors are 80 to 90% efficient. > Electric motors convert over 85 percent of electrical energy into mechanical energy, or motion, compared to less than [40 percent](http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2011/ph240/goldenstein2/) for a gas combustion engine. **** # More ## Source [Electric Vehicle Basics](https://www.nrdc.org/experts/madhur-boloor/electric-vehicles-101) ## Related - [[Tesla Range Tips]] - [[I.C. Engines Efficiencies]]