2024 Mazda CX-90 PHEV Premium Plus Review - A Hybrid from Mazda Finally!

[@pakshah5449]

Thanks Great Video

[@robertwilliam9558]

56 MPGE

[@NickSanchezCarReviews]

Yup mentioned it in the video

[@clarkkent9080]

The PHEV gets 25 miles of EV range or 25 miles (EPA combined ) on ONE gallon of gasoline. In most parts of the country, it costs more in electricity to charge that battery than 1 gallon of gas. And you get that option for $4,000. It cost LESS to operate in on gasoline than in EV mode. The trip computer ONLY shows gallons of gasoline used per distance traveled. So 25 miles on EV and 25 more miles on one gallon of gasoline will indicate 50 mpg on trip computer. Electricity to charge that massive battery is not free and cost MORE than one gallon of gasoline

[@NickSanchezCarReviews]

Thanks for the break down.

[@clarkkent9080]

@@NickSanchezCarReviews The EV savings, any depend on your electric cost and gasoline cost. It takes ~ 15kw to charge that battery. Look at your last electric bill (including tax and fees) and divide by the listed Kwh used and that is your cost per Kwh and should fall between 12 and 20 cents per Kwh. Multiply your electric cost per Kwh by 15 and that is the cost to charge that battery. Compare that to your cost for one gallon of gasoline. Even if one gallon of gasoline is more expensive than the cost to charge that battery, you have to consider the $4,000 PHEV option. Even in the Pacific Northwest where electric is cheap and gasoline more expensive, it takes many years to break even on that $4,000 option cost. Sorry for being such a geek. I am not against EVs, PHEVs, or hybrids but in the case of the CX-90 PHEV,saving money is not a reason for buying one.

[@NickSanchezCarReviews]

Not being a geek at all at the end of the day people need to view these numbers and evaluate the true cost of things. I appreciate the knowledge your sharing .