We just finished an 800 mile road trip in our BMW 540d...to Montreal and back.Started with a full tank (17.2 US gallons),didn't buy a drop of fuel while away,and when we got home the "distance to empty" reading was 15 miles.About 700 miles of the trip was at a steady 65mph and the other 100 were...
I can see a small windmill on the roof which,once the battery's dead,will allow you to continue...at 20MPH,with no headlights,no heat or A/C,no wipers and only one occupant. :rolleyes:
I can drive my diesel more than 700 miles on the Interstate (motorway to Europeans) without stopping and when it's empty I can fill it up in about 4 minutes at any one of about 35,000 filling stations nationwide.
You can't do that in an electric.And you'll be lucky to be able to do it 20 years...
In summer diesel is usually between Regular and Mid Grade...in winter it's typically close to Premium.That's in Massachusetts where I buy most of my fuel.
Seems to me that CAFE requirements might compel VW to change their mind.I certainly hope they do because VW pulling out of the US market might cause BMW and MB to do so as well.
A few years ago I was detained by Canadian customs officials (no handcuffs but not free to go) trying to enter Canada in my Bluetec.The Bluetec,unlike my BMWs,didn't have "free" maintenence and it was starting to show the "1000 miles until no start" warnings so I brought a 2.5 gallon jug of DEF...
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