[cdlb]

I suppose the basis for the question is by running in EV mode all the time do I increase the wear on these components and reduce their ‘life’ to a point where they will need replacing and I’ll have to sell a kidney to fund it.

PHEVs are complicated cars, so I personally have no intention of running my GTE without a warranty (I factored in the VW extended warranty when budgeting the car running costs). Might be worth considering if you want to keep your kidneys.

 

[cdlb]

I wish someone would do a study of PHEV charging patterns - it would seem to me time to find out just how true the anti-phev claim that they're never charged actually is !!

My average over the last 2200 miles in my GTE is currently about 150mpg, so assuming that the ICE averages about 45-50mpg (which doesn't seem unrealistic based on what I've seen so far), about 67-70% of my driving is "zero tailpipe emissions". Not sure if that means I'm doing it right or not, but I don't feel too bad about that. Would definitely be interesting to see where I sit compared to everyone else though, especially if the study splits out company car drivers and private owners. My guess is that the latter group is much more likely to "do it right".

Having said that, I'd expect my 150mpg average to drop significantly when (if?) lockdown gets lifted, as I'd be doing a lot more long distance driving on top of my current driving. Which is why I got a PHEV instead of a BEV.

 

[cdlb]

so yet another PHEV owner who charges it - answer that one PHEV-haters !!

Well, I'm supposed to be getting 207mpg, so the car is still sitting on a shaky foundation of marketing nonsense, unrealistic tests and lies