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Originally Posted by f31mtl
The PHEV really only makes sense when you can charge the battery. I can’t fathom lots of people drive more than 40km to go to work in Europe. So if you have a plug at work you are at 0L/100km... if you can’t plug in then of course it doesn’t make sense.
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Without subsidies, it still doesn't make economical sense.
The price difference between 320d/320i and 330e with equal equipment is so big that an average "commuter" owner could drive a fossil fueled car for at least 10-15 years and the total cost of ownership would still be thousands of euros less than a hybrid car over that period. This car economically makes sense only with government subsidies. There are some non-bmw Plug-in hybrids on the market that are better priced, but they're still significantly pricier than their fossil-fueled versions, and the numbers without subsidies still don't work.