Just bought a 2013 with 125k
Just bought a 2013 with 125k miles and a lifetime mpg of 43.3. Who ever drove this before barely touched the battery. Did a full discharge this morning with about half onhighway at 65mph plus about half in city. The city driving I did about half as a hypermiler and half trying to drive like a "normal person".
Had my AC and upgraded stereo system on the whole time and still got 39.5 miles on all electric.
KWH used came in at 10.2 which is just half a kwh below the original 10.7kwh "usable" capacity (the software only charges to 80% and kicks in gas at 30% charge to extend the overall battery life).
I hope that as these age they offer a software update to expand that from 30% to 80% up to 15% to 95%. That could essentially give the battery a second life and bump it back up to original specs albeit at the expense of instant acceleration when the battery is low.
At 10.7kwh and 38 miles rated range they are estimating about 3.5 miles per kwh. I've gotten as high as 6 miles per kwh on empty back roads at night meaning I could potentially get over 60 miles a charge under semi reasonable conditions and driving habits. Not bad for a 7 year old car that originally retailed for $45,000 in my area and I picked up for $9,700.
Should save about $750 in fuel per 10,000 miles driven when compared to a 35mpg car at $3.50 a gallon and grid electricity at 13c per kwh. At these rates it's costing about 2.4c per mile to drive. If you have a DIY off grid solar and pro rate the cost of your panels out over 30 years you can easily come in under a penny a mile and this doesn't count skipping oil changes and other routine maintenance ICE vehicles need. I DID keep my 20 year old Ranger (which I hypermile at 35 to 45 mpg) for the couple dozen times a year I need a truck, but I love this car.
Sorry to see it discontinued. I hope something similar comes out (and the general public takes the time to understand it and not dismiss it because of confusion and lack of education). 40 to 50 miles of grid power electric range is great for the VAST majority of drivers, however, someone who commutes 150 miles a day or more might actually save more gas with a Prius. I'm a bit disappointed by the combined mpg on this when it enters "hybrid mode". Still, my driving habits will probably result in me burning less than half a gallon of gas a month with this because it's a perfect match for my driving routines (less than 30 miles a day 95% of the time).