eGolf Energy Consumption over 6 Years

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After the 1st year of my 2015 eGolf ownership, I installed a meter to measure the energy consumption. During this 6 year period I drove 35,906 miles and consumed 9,115 KwHr of electricity. 3.94 mi/Kwh is thus the vehicles efficiency including all losses associated with charging and operating the vehicle. If I accept that the energy content of a gallon of gasoline is 33.4 KwHr/Gal, my equivalent miles per gallon is 132mi/gal. Just offering this comment as a point of information.
 
You motivated me to check the spreadsheet where I record the charging history for my 2016 SE. Over a 2-year period:

Energy used : 2,837 kWh
Miles driven: 9,911
Efficiency: 3.49 miles/kWh (116 mpg equivalent)
 
As a brief follow-up, the following are my calculations of fuel cost savings:

For the EV at 35906 miles: 9115 KwHr x 0.086 $/KwHr yields $784

For ICE at 35906 mi @ 30mi/Gal and @ $2.70/Gal: 35905/30 x $2.70 yields $3231

Savings: $2447 given assumptions for fuel costs and ICE mileage efficiency.
 
I honestly don't even think about mpg anymore. I look at the price of gas and am so glad I don't need to care about mpg. FYI, energy unit is kWh, power is kW.
 
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