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Originally Posted by Popp
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Originally Posted by ADS-UK
I don't know why they bother with 35 mile range hybrids. In real world city driving those will be more likely 20-25 miles. Even with a short commute that's hardly a worthwhile range unless you charge your car all the time.
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At least here in Finland it makes sense to buy a plug-in hybrid because of the CO2 based purchase tax, for a 530e it's about 3% (2000 eur) when for a 540i xDrive it's 30% (25000 eur) for the base models, you also pay the same tax on all factory options.
Another reason is that you can do 100% of your work commute on electric power if you don't have a long commute. Charging at home is easy if you live in a detached house.
Third reason is the pre-cooling ja pre-heating function of the hybrid.
More range would be nice, but even the new Audi A6 plug-in has only 25 mile range. |
+1 and also that's 25 miles worth of gasoline that you saved per day.