Overall range on a PHEV is pretty meaningless IMO, as it's quick to refuel with petrol and so not really an impediment to driving long distances, you can keep the electric for when you need to reverse a Low Emission Zone.

Much more significant in my view is the battery-only range. A major reason we want people to drive electric is to reduce emissions in cities and built up areas, it's not nearly as significant a problem out in the country where long distances tend to be covered.

I still believe that PHEVs are a great solution for the kind of people who can charge at home, live in a built-up area, and need to regularly travel significant distances - so long as the electric-only range is sufficient to cover their normal daily driving needs - which I believe is around 30-40 miles for most.

We've had our Mini SE for 2.5 years now, it's absolutely perfect for our needs and so for us the additional weight and complexity of carting around an IC engine that we would hardly ever use isn't worth it. If we didn't have our expedition vehicles (Landy and Morgan) it would of course be a different kettle of fish.

Tim H.
1986 4/4 VVTi Sport, 2002 LR Defender, 2022 Mini Cooper SE