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The 71 mpg is again, on the "New European Driving Cycle", which allows you to start the test with a full battery and end it with a flat one.
The EV-only range is in excess of the NEDC drive cycle, which is about 13km combined urban and extra-urban. That's how it gets such impressive figures. NEDC does force you to start with a cold engine, but the AC and other accessories are turned off.
This is quite inferior to the way the EPA does it, with multiple cycles and separate ratings for electric+gas and gas only. Gas only shows pure hybrid operation, with the batteries only charged from the onboard generator and brake energy recovery systems.
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