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If I’m honest I’d be taking back the dealers to have them look over it, if it’s no better by this time next week at the lates’t. It could be down to something as simple.
Why though?
He’s averaging more than 50mpg over two (short!) drives, i don’t see a problem here. In fact, it’s a pretty decent number for what’s essentially a FHEV with extra steps.
If people would understand that this is more a FHEV than EV or PHEV, it’d help understand what to expect. Real world economy btw is 45mpg according to carwow. And obviously if you start a drive with zero battery left in a car that can’t drive the wheels via ICE (so it runs on full blast/regen/strain to charge faster than you deplete it), you get awful economy. That balances out over the average, as all FHEVs do.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.