[dax915]

Hello, I'm looking into purchasing a CX-90 Phev although I am unclear as to what kind of MPG to expect for a highway commute that is roughly 35 miles to and back, so 70 miles total. I keep seeing MPG numbers from people that are starting their commute in EV mode (all electric) and continuing on gas after the battery is depleted, but I am not seeing many MPG estimates from people with long drives in normal mode only (gas+electric). Does any know what kind of MPG to expect for about a 70 mile long highway commute in normal mode (gas+electric)? Thanks in advance!

 

[dax915]

Hello, based on my weekly travel with about 80 miles trip experience, it takes about 1/8 of the tank with fully charged battery on standard mode, sometime a little over 1/8 from the odometer. Traffic here everywhere in LA highway even in weekend, so takes that into consideration. The thing is that it doesn't really show you gas only mpg unless you don't use battery at all from your trip. That 1/8 tank of the odometer is about 2 gallons. The battery doesn't last long if you drive up hills or make many stop and go where you have to do a lot of acceleration so the battery really can go between 10 miles (my shortest) to my highest 28 miles. You could really think that the battery would just save you 1 gallon of gas per day in your scenario. And you have to charge about 15kw daily (based on chargepoint history). If you don't have solar and if your kw per $$ is high, then you could find that you are paying more for your commute with cx90 phev than just gas unless you get free charge somewhere. Just fyi. Hope this helps.

That actually helps a lot. I appreciate your input. My commute consists of roughly 30% stop and go traffic currently and I'm paying about $0.14/kwh.