This photo is my most recent tank of gas - 1,723 miles (2013 Ford Fusion Energi). The tank capacity is 14.2 gallons. It is slightly above empty as I did not want to dry the fuel pump in this experiment. I added one additional gallon & stopped the test at when the trip meter registered just below 14.2 gallon consumed ( and 284 kWh of electricity).
Note the battery had 10 miles range left - I could have driven around to get the mileage up before refilling but I was in a hurry.
My average summer range is 25 miles & my winter range is 18 on EV only.
If you can plug in at work - even at 120volt you will be fully charged up at the end of the work day. 2X25 miles = 50 miles is a good chunk of your 78 mile round trip commute.

One thing you could do is buy a Gen 2 or 3 Toyota Prius & buy the largest after market Plug in kit - 11kWh is claimed to get you 75 miles.
Price wise you could get a Gen 3 Prius for $15K and the plug in kit for $10-12k depending on how much work you want to do. If the charge does not get you the full 75 miles then you simply burn a little gas for the last few miles.
After market vendor is called pluginsupply.
http://pluginsupply.com/pricing
http://pluginsupply.com/specs













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• OT: Tesla question for Used To Be Chaz and other owners, MI-Roger , Sun, 26 Oct 2014 05:49:20
  • Then there's the practical side of this...., Noel, Sat, 1 Nov 2014 07:32:06
  • BMW i3, No Snaab, Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:16:48
    • Neighbor has an i3, TimN , Mon, 3 Nov 2014 17:10:25
    • Re: BMW i3, Snowmobile , Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:11:20
    • Please stop quoting range of gasoline extended electric, dmz789qqq, Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:04:14
      • Not nessesarily, No Snaab, Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:50:37
        • Volt is the same way........, MI-Roger , Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:28:28
          • Actually, no., Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 28 Oct 2014 23:00:40
  • Re: OT:, Tom G , Mon, 27 Oct 2014 05:10:58
  • You need to think more out of the box..., Used to be Chaz, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 14:05:14
  • Electric Mileage in Wintertime, Bill Homer , Sun, 26 Oct 2014 10:17:43
  • Posterchild for VW eGolf & TDI Golf, Trev, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 09:10:36
  • Your mileage may vary, A1-turbo, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:33:01
    • Tailor the car to your driving situation, Dano in Texas , Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:54:17
    • Re: Your mileage may vary, saabsince 93b , Sun, 26 Oct 2014 08:01:14
      • Total cost of ownership, Janik, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:47:39
      • You couldn't be more wrong..., U2bC, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 14:22:54
        • You save HOW MIUCH per year?, A1-turbo, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:01:46
          • Re: You save HOW MIUCH per year?, Justin VanAbrahams , Sun, 26 Oct 2014 19:47:19
            • Fuel cost savings but not necessarily significant, A1-turbo, Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:32:12
              • Re: Fuel cost savings but not necessarily significant, Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:00:43
                • Used average to be more representative but......, A1-turbo, Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:40:23
            • $0.18/kWh and $2.99/gallon here in MA., dmz789qqq, Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:20:58
            • I also have SUV at 10MPG at over 18K/year driving..., U2bC, Mon, 27 Oct 2014 00:27:01
              • Maybe you would save the most getting a..., Snowmobile , Mon, 27 Oct 2014 07:02:46
                • SPG fell victim to a duelly at an intersection :(, U2bC, Wed, 29 Oct 2014 07:31:45
                  • Re: SPG fell victim to a duelly at an intersection :(, RS , Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:40:02
                  • Compared to what?, A1-turbo, Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:10:31
                    • volume is not everything., Snowmobile , Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:19:45
                      • Re: volume is not everything., A1-turbo, Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:26:07
                        • Re: volume is not everything., Snowmobile , Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:59:36
                          • More practical comparisons, A1-turbo, Thu, 30 Oct 2014 06:09:21
      • Re: Your mileage may vary, Snowmobile , Sun, 26 Oct 2014 10:41:34
      • Focus EV HB similar in price to Focus SE HB, A1-turbo, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 10:02:06
        • Ford Fusion Plug in Hybrid - best tank 1,723 miles, Ripgreat9-5, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:21:02 <-- Viewing This Message

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