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Originally Posted by sbt007
Not everyone in the continent cares. But many people in California care because of the carpool sticker (i.e. selected TZEV vehicles can drive in the carpool/HOV lane with a single driver). So if you are planning to buy a 4-cyl 5-series anyway, it might make sense to buy a 530e which comes with significant rebates and the sticker that saves you a lot of time on the commute every day, and maybe even a prime spot at work - and you can still take in on the occasional longer drives where you don't really use the battery part or worry about recharging. People do buy a lot of Teslas too, assuming they have a second regular vehicle.
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Exactly. We are a one car family so I wanted the security of a phev. When I am doing mostly local driving, I get terrific mpg; when I am travelling my mpg is obviously a lot less but still in the 30s. Ultimately, I don't care about mpg; I just want to be able to use the electric motor as much as possible and get in the car pool lanes.
Currently, I have driven 155 miles on 1/8 of a tank or about 1.6 gallons of gasoline.