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> They assume that PHEVs drive 50% of their miles on mains electricity. This is, needless to say, a completely bogus assumption How is it "needless to say"? Th
by tzs 3y ago
> They assume that PHEVs drive 50% of their miles on mains electricity. This is, needless to say, a completely bogus assumption
How is it "needless to say"? The average US driver averages about 38 miles per day. Nearly every PHEV for sale in the US a year ago [1] except for some high end sports cars that sell for $100k+ had an electric range of more of at least half of 38 miles. That makes it at least plausible that the average PHEV will in fact drive 50% of their miles in EV mode.
[1] https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g15377500/plug-in-hybrid-car-suv-vehicles/ https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g15377500/plug-in-hybr...
- djao 3y agoSimply put, the assumption is not factually true, based on actual owner surveys, for example https://theicct.org/publication/real-world-phev-us-dec22/ https://theicct.org/publication/real-world-phev-us-dec22/ "Real-world electric drive share may be 26%-56% lower than assumed within the EPA labeling program." "Weighting by number of vehicles per model, real-world fuel consumption averages are 42-67% higher than EPA label consumption"