I've had my PHEV for about 5 months now and have a pretty good idea of what kind of fuel economy it provides. I have about 4,000 miles on the car and I average about 800 miles between fill-ups. What does this really mean? Well, the car goes about 15 miles on an electric charge and it gets between 45 and 48 mpg on gas. So what this really tells you is that your fuel economy completely depends on your own individual driving patterns. Most of my driving is local trips and I seldom need to use gas at all. But every few weeks or so I end up taking a road trip to someplace at least 100 miles away and sometimes more. That's when I use most of my gasoline. According to the car's system, my "average" is about 80 mpg, meaning that in total, I drive almost as many miles on electric as I do on gas. If it wasn't for the road trips, it would skewed far more towards electric drive and my average would be far more.
Other owners are likely to have very different results if their driving patterns are different. So unlike a typical car whose mileage is pretty much a standard property of the vehicle (apart from the effects of what kind of driver you are), these PHEVs can provide very different results depending on how you plan to use them. It's something to consider when purchasing such a car.
Other owners are likely to have very different results if their driving patterns are different. So unlike a typical car whose mileage is pretty much a standard property of the vehicle (apart from the effects of what kind of driver you are), these PHEVs can provide very different results depending on how you plan to use them. It's something to consider when purchasing such a car.