@Will That’s surely costing you a lot more than running a petrol car would, just on running costs alone, even before allowing for the higher AP that PHEVs command?
I agree, given he could charge it for approx 85p by switching to ovo’s ev tariff!
Yes that would make a big difference!
I still maintain that it’s a false calculation to only express the running costs of PHEVs by looking at the mpg and charging costs though. Unless the AP is identical to the ICE equivalent, you surely have to factor the higher AP in to the calculation as well for it to be meaningful?
I also struggle with the logic of getting a very heavy car with a combined BHP of around 300 and then running that very heavy car on a weedy 100 bhp (or whatever) electric motor. Surely PHEVs are designed to run with both the petrol engines and electric motors working together? If you want to run a car on 100% electric, isn’t it far more sensible to get a full BEV, then at least you have access to the full BHP?