Is this type of driving more suited to diesel or petrol?
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I do around 20k miles tops per year.
My commute is only a few miles each way and I only do it a few days a week but each week will have at least one long journey at the weekend of sometimes up to 200 miles, once a year will be a long trip abroad to south of France or further and about 3 times a year will be trips to visit friends or family in all different parts of the UK.
The mileage overall would work for a diesel but would those short commutes each week mean it’s better suited to a petrol?
My commute is only a few miles each way and I only do it a few days a week but each week will have at least one long journey at the weekend of sometimes up to 200 miles, once a year will be a long trip abroad to south of France or further and about 3 times a year will be trips to visit friends or family in all different parts of the UK.
The mileage overall would work for a diesel but would those short commutes each week mean it’s better suited to a petrol?
mangos said:
I hadn’t considered this.
To be honest I haven’t really thought much of them since around 5 years ago when they did about 50 miles between charges!
You're probably thinking of full electric car.To be honest I haven’t really thought much of them since around 5 years ago when they did about 50 miles between charges!
PHEV is a petrol hybrid and will only do about 15 miles max on electric but will be more economical than a full petrol.
Lots of manufacturers sell tem and they are a good compromise and sound ideal for your type of use.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
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HustleRussell said:
What sort of PHEV and better how? I suppose a plug-in hybrid will ace the short commutes but what about the other 19,000 miles per year?
ahh another "Diesel Nigel"Diesel "economy" on those short runs is going to be let's say "less than optimal"
Let's be generous and say:
1 long trip a week 200 * 50 = 10,000
3 visits to FF = 1,500 ??
1 trip abroad = 3,000
where do you get the "other 19,000 miles per year" from?
My GTE which will do 25 miles on EV only and gives around 55mpg on a long run
Maybe the OP could give some better info / requirements ?
dmsims said:
HustleRussell said:
What sort of PHEV and better how? I suppose a plug-in hybrid will ace the short commutes but what about the other 19,000 miles per year?
ahh another "Diesel Nigel"If I was doing '20,000 miles tops' a year like the OP I probably would because the diesel will return as good or better fuel economy than your GTE while being cheaper to buy, less complicated and IMO more enjoyable to drive on account of being directly driven via an engine and manual gearbox instead of an indecisive hybrid powertrain.
(I don't know what a GTE is?)
HustleRussell said:
dmsims said:
HustleRussell said:
What sort of PHEV and better how? I suppose a plug-in hybrid will ace the short commutes but what about the other 19,000 miles per year?
ahh another "Diesel Nigel"If I was doing '20,000 miles tops' a year like the OP I probably would because the diesel will return as good or better fuel economy than your GTE while being cheaper to buy, less complicated and IMO more enjoyable to drive on account of being directly driven via an engine and manual gearbox instead of an indecisive hybrid powertrain.
(I don't know what a GTE is?)
So I'd be going diesel all day, in fact I did & I do similar miles to you.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
the GTE is better than the GTD on the motorway and what about all those short journeys?
the GTE is better than the GTD on the motorway and what about all those short journeys?
dmsims said:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
the GTE is better than the GTD on the motorway and what about all those short journeys?
Better how? Efficiency? the GTE is better than the GTD on the motorway and what about all those short journeys?
A few miles each way is 30 a week so you must be in the region of 18k a year on your long trip motorway miles? Don’t buy a PHEV or any type of hybrid they are bloody awful, not particularly economical, slow, and crap drives. Pretty much anything made by Lexus/Toyota/Hyundai etc are hideous in every way.
A large petrol engine will be nice if you aren’t cost sensitive but a euro6, six cylinder diesel will give good economy and a nice drive. With no worries about ULEZ type stuff.
A large petrol engine will be nice if you aren’t cost sensitive but a euro6, six cylinder diesel will give good economy and a nice drive. With no worries about ULEZ type stuff.
DoubleD said:
"The GTD is certainly efficient – it returns 67.3mph on average. This would be impressive if it weren’t for the GTE’s trump card – its plug-in hybrid setup allows it to achieve 166mpg and emit just 39g/km of CO2"That "review" is the biggest load of crap I've read in a long time
No one gets those figures
dmsims said:
DoubleD said:
"The GTD is certainly efficient – it returns 67.3mph on average. This would be impressive if it weren’t for the GTE’s trump card – its plug-in hybrid setup allows it to achieve 166mpg and emit just 39g/km of CO2"That "review" is the biggest load of crap I've read in a long time
No one gets those figures
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