Their basis is 2.9mi/kW. My boxy Smart, the poorest performing EV in my fleet of three, averages 3.3mi/kW. That impacts their math, and not in their advantage. Our other EVs average 4.4mi/kW and 8.1mi/kW. They also ignore that currently, in the US, 50% of EV owners also have solar. Our two primary commuter (the Smart…

You can have up to three... mine came with two.

That’s a little inaccurate. PHEV’s have transmissions that link the powertrains. The i3 has a generator unit attached to the battey with a cable. That’s a very important distinction.

It wasn’t. It goes into park, there’s a special pedal dance to put it in Neutral when the battery goes dead.

Then why have I made M3's cry between stop lights? Oh, yeah, I don’t have a rev-up time, and unless you live in launch control mode, you won’t be ready to take off like I do.

You can enable the EU “Hold State” function so that you maintain the battery level (the max id 75%). The default US setting, for CARB reasons, sets the generator to come on at 7%. That’s insufficient for higher end highway speeds with inclines (so, apparently, most of California has issues). I drove mine from Atlanta…

I did 560+ miles Sunday with it. Getting out to stretch every hour is a blessing when you’re older. 1055 miles to a Frank Lloyd wright house. Friend did 2700 miles to and from Tampa with it. Put nearly 23k on it in little over a year. Best highway car I’ve ever owned. Excellent visibility.