Originally Posted by Hamwich
Originally Posted by Peter J
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.
… 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 Toyota Prius hybrids seem to do a very good job long term eg 60+ mpg in mixed use, and have proven reliable (just SO fugly). I had a Mondeo hybrid in the US as a rental and was surprised it got up to 35 US mpg even with highway/urban driving, and a neat drive. PHEVs can of course be more complex but might also mean simply a bigger battery over a normal hybrid. For long instance motorways then you really want diesel - I read a recent review getting 70mpg mixed driving in a C class !!! But of course the UK has turned anti-diesel (and where I live anti-car frown )….

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