morons vandalise EVs

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I think you will find that the charging to 100% was done as you don't tend to fill a gas tank to 80%.  And sure if the EV driver was driving to maximize range then he could have gone slower but again it was done to try and get as equal a comparison as possible.  They never said it would be a scientific test.  It is however an interesting one.

And for for some reason you thing I am against EVs.  I'm not.  Likely the next car we buy will be an EV.  The only EV availabl in our price when we bought our current car in 2017 was a Leaf (blerk).

Filling to 100% is a common approach in trying to maximise the range of either vehicle but in reality it is mistaken logic. In the EV for the reasons I stated earlier but also in the case of an ICEV as it will result in increased wastage through evaporation, especially in warmer conditions as the petrol expands and rises through the overflow.

Higher highway speeds are a negative in both vehicles as wind resistance will increase energy/fuel consumption exponentially.

I've calculated similar comparisons over longer journeys for the Polestar using home charging vs. public charging (e.g. 17c/kWh vs 85c/kWh) so essentially 5x the expense and at public charging rates the addition of RUCs will bring the Polestar's running cost/km up to similar to an equivalent petrol vehicle. My experiences correlate pretty well with the results gained in the video, with a few local variations in fuel costs and driving skills.

I would think that your expectation of your next vehicle being an EV would be pretty much the case for most NZers as the move towards EV adoption is well under way and will only accelerate from here on in. Within the next decade or so EVs will become the norm and ICEVs will be increasingly regarded as redundant technology and too expensive compared to those of owning an EV. If you're in the market for an EV currently there are some reasonably priced Hyundai Ioniq 5s to be had 2ndhand. Not all the bells and whistles of the latest EVs but good electricity economy and their battery health tends to hold up pretty well.