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Originally Posted by sheepdog 44
If they did account for electricity use, you probably would still win for efficiency. Theyre rated for 37-50mpg (Volt/Prius) on gas and 95mpge on electricity. Depending on the EV/Gas mix, they're MPGE should fall between those two numbers. Your getting 120mpge combined!
Fossil fuel consumption is a different matter from efficiency. Cost per mile on cheap electricity is something they could advocate for... as they drive their wildly Expensive car!
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I'm not bashing plug in electric. I believe an e bike is the most energy efficient vehicle imaginable where 20 mph at 1,000 mpge can be had as kit from Amazon for $300. And electricity is truly renewable for 1000's of years to come.
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But I'm not ready to consider it free in competition. I like Vetter's idea of calculating cost per mile. I pay $0.15 per kWhr for electricity delivered to my meter. A gallon of gas has 34 kWhr of energy so guess what. A gallon's worth of electricity costs me $5.10.