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Have Toyota hybrid. 64mpg average.
Having to give it up as company going EV / PHEV. I'll be going PHEV with no driveway, never charging achieving a measly 30mpg no doubt. Had the option of the EV but can't see how to make it work without a driveway or charging at office ( to which I cycle).
Realise I'm the bad guy in this instance. Asked the council about on street chargers in the future and no reply.
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This is what I feel like I'm missing in this debate.
When I take an uber in London it drives around most of the time in electric mode. As it drives out on faster A roads to take me home the engine kicks in. To my simple brain this implies that in the most built up areas with the highest population density its producing less polution - which is a good thing.
Or am I totally missing something?
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The petrol engine is running at its most efficient but this is producing a bit too much power for the speed so it is also charging the battery which is providing a bit of power to the rear motor because it’s a bit slippery.
Toyota self charge hybrids are doing stuff like this all the time hence the really good fuel economy.
If you don’t believe the engineers try the real world experiment of seeing what Uber drivers use.