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Originally Posted by knightfoxx
Indeed, the 2020 BMW 530e with the 12kWh denser battery and extended range should attract more folks to the PHEV party.
Though it would be lovely if it comes with the XtraBoost function  |
Agreed. It pulled me in very well. The CARB estimates it to have ~30mile electric range (I rounded up as the number was 27.82 or something like that). That range is enough for me to do all, but my longer trips on electric which is great.
I am a software engineer so I WFH 100% of the time so I have a lot of shorter city trips for various things and a a few times a month I end up with drives between 150 miles and 1000 miles RT. Those keep me from a BEV, but makes the PHEV a perfect choice.
Not to mention the really nasty stop and go traffic we get where I am. The pollution generated by my C300 and piss poor city fuel economy I get (~11MPG) would be good to go away from.