Mercedes C300E has a real world battery range of 40 miles. this means that for 70% of our use it would be an EV, but for longer jaunts it would be a mix of petrol and electric vehicle.
This is not bad for a PHEV, many have electric ranges that are frankly a joke - the Mini Countryman PHEV for example has a 26 mile electric range, so more like 18 in the depths of winter.
I've never really liked the idea of lugging around an ICE together with all its associated paraphernalia, it seems a bit of a liability both for electric efficiency and reliability. But then we're very lucky, we are able to keep a couple of ICE vehicles for the long-range stuff. I realise that many are not in such a position and for them a PHEV could be a good solution.
