Yeah i expected that you went for that – it’s obviously a meaningless comparison in this context regardless of whether you think it’s fair or not.
People are comparing efficiency here. Energy used. Not “how much did i pay”. By your “measure”, someone who can’t charge at home gets less mpg, or your mpg drops when prices rise. Clearly people here compare how far they get on a given measure, not how much they pay for that. It’s literally a “mile per gallon” comparison, not a “pennies per mile” comparison.
That’s where you get fantasy numbers like your 290mpg. EVs are good (and i’m one of the most ardent defenders of them here) – but making up numbers that look great but mean jack is the equivalent of the WLTP cycle.
MPG figures are very much important, since they point out efficiency. You do around 120-130mpg. That’s good compared to pure ICE cars, that’s okayish/roughly equal compared with (non-SUV) PHEVs, and it’s the bottom end compared to other EVs.
It’s all about how much it costs you to travel those miles each year.
Yeah. And your number doesn’t tell anything about it, because instead of telling us “how much you need to refuel for a given distance”, you tell us “what you paid for it”. That’s great, and i get the appeal since we’re driving locally electric too, but again doesn’t mean anything in this comparison since you’re comparing something else entirely. It also doesn’t mean anything else because that number will look vastly different when you have to recharge away from base.
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.