EvansvilleLeaf
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Funnily enough yes just this weekend for first time in two+ mos. Driving to Atlanta and back - app. 850 miles - is not likely in an EV any time soon so we took the CMax Energi. Got about 36mpg mostly 75-80 including heavy rain one way, which isn't that bad, but still hate hearing engines.
This usage pattern is why I don't jump on the "EV range is the be all and end all" bandwagon personally. Every few months I take road trips, but the best hypermiler in a brand new Tesla 85 could not do the vast majority of them, and every other day is well within the bounds of even a degraded Leaf battery running heat every second. Logically if I lived alone I'd just rent an ICE for those few trips, but since we need two cars anyway and the Energi can go all EV for my wife's needs 80-90% of the time it made sense to have the long range option built in. Pity the Volt is just a horrible ergonomic mess for us or that would be 99%.
This usage pattern is why I don't jump on the "EV range is the be all and end all" bandwagon personally. Every few months I take road trips, but the best hypermiler in a brand new Tesla 85 could not do the vast majority of them, and every other day is well within the bounds of even a degraded Leaf battery running heat every second. Logically if I lived alone I'd just rent an ICE for those few trips, but since we need two cars anyway and the Energi can go all EV for my wife's needs 80-90% of the time it made sense to have the long range option built in. Pity the Volt is just a horrible ergonomic mess for us or that would be 99%.