mjheathcote
Centenary Club
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Yesterday evening was a perfect example of using the wife's plug in hybrid for local running around.
It was fully charged, and being sad I could look at exactly the amount of charge it took to fully charge the battery the night before (empty to full) via the smart plug. So a true value before losses.
The round trip journey was 24 miles, in the dark, cold, cabin heating at 20 degree C. Up hill and down dale, and it just made it home all fully on EV mode. This was therefore a true typical trip, not one all on the flat (hills make a big difference, you use far more going up than the regeneration going down! and we have a lot of hills), with no lights or cabin heating.
This equated to 2.44 miles per Kwh, or 3p a mile or the equivalent of 217 mpg at current local petrol prices.
For us, the hybrid combination works very well, and so would a full EV if within range of home.
It was fully charged, and being sad I could look at exactly the amount of charge it took to fully charge the battery the night before (empty to full) via the smart plug. So a true value before losses.
The round trip journey was 24 miles, in the dark, cold, cabin heating at 20 degree C. Up hill and down dale, and it just made it home all fully on EV mode. This was therefore a true typical trip, not one all on the flat (hills make a big difference, you use far more going up than the regeneration going down! and we have a lot of hills), with no lights or cabin heating.
This equated to 2.44 miles per Kwh, or 3p a mile or the equivalent of 217 mpg at current local petrol prices.
For us, the hybrid combination works very well, and so would a full EV if within range of home.