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Pretty sure your comment trying to paint or at least hint at the BYD being 5x inefficient is the strange one, when it's actually ~1.1x. Which would be really low down on the list of things to consider when purchasing a $150k SUV. If I were in the market for one, I would go for the option that gives me 180km electric range rather than a puny 50km so that all the day to day short range driving is comfortably covered, even if it's only 90% efficient.

In addition, if we compare only the first 180km, your Volvo (using regular gas) comes out at

  75 * 0.815 / (1000 - 50) * (180 - 50) + 10 * 0.162 = 9.98
which is actually more expensive.

Edit: All the precise calculations are in fact quite pointless.

> so the owner is definitely going to notice it on their energy bill.

Highly doubt owners of $150k SUVs are sensitive to ~$600 more over 100k kilometers.




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