I’m currently investigating plug in hybrids and so far the Kuga is by far the best.
Firstly those mentioning an EV tariff for charging. Be very careful. I did the maths and the cheapest tariff on octopus 10p/41p would actually cost me more than staying on my all round 31p I’m already on if I bought a PHEV or EV.
The only way an EV tariff would work for me is if I ran dishwasher etc during the night and that just isn’t viable.
The Kuga has a 14.4kw battery. The Kuga petrol engine also runs on the Atkinson cycle which means is more economical that a normal engine of the same size.
I’ve watched several test vids on YouTube. “Ecodriver” drove the Kuga starting with a flat battery over a mixed journey of 80 kilometres and achieved a fuel consumption of 74mpg and the car created enough of its own electric to power nearly 2 thirds of his journey.
He then does a range test driving only on electric and gets a fair bit further than Fords stated range .
Matt from Carwow tests the car and makes no attempt to drive in an economical matter and gets a dash states 64mpg.
My current diesel Allspace barely gets 40mpg.