Gasoline vs. Hybrid vs. Battery Electric (BEV) Fuel Statistics Comparison

writ­ten 06/10/23, updat­ed 01/31/25

What

Fuelup com­par­isons among three vehi­cles owned by me for the dura­tion of own­er­ship: 2020 Sub­aru Out­back XT Onyx Edi­tion, 2022 Ford Mav­er­ick XL Hybrid, & 2023 Ford Mus­tang Mach‑E AWD Stan­dard Range

Cal­cu­lat­ing: MPG/MPGe, Cost per Gal­lon of gaso­line (or equiv­a­lent), and then by month to even the odds

Comparison Chart

2020 Out­back (Gas)2022 Mav­er­ick (Hybrid)2023 Mach‑E (BEV)
Time Owned29 months12 months23 months
Total Miles Dri­ven18,503 mi8,051 mi15,0007 mi
Total Fuel Vol­ume 941.0 gal203.3 gal154.8 gal‑E*
(5,216.2 kWh)
Total Fuel Cost$3,243.92$774.93$1,229.31
MPG/MPGe19.7 MPG39.6 MPG97 MPGe
Cost per Gal­lon (or kWh)$3.45$3.81$0.24
Miles Dri­ven per Month638 mi670 mi653 mi
Fuel Vol­ume per Month32.4 gal16.9 gal6.7 gal‑E
(226.8 kWh)
Fuel Cost per Month$111.86$64.58$53.54
Total Main­te­nance Cost$596.62$362.54$465.39
Fun Cost (Addi­tions)$2623.03$2536.99$1032.88
*gal‑E = gal­lons gaso­line equiv­a­lent

Basic Vehicle Statistics

2020 Out­back
(Gas)
2022 Mav­er­ick
(Hybrid)
2023 Mach‑E
(BEV)
Engine2.4L F‑4cyl Tur­bo CVT AWD2.5L I‑4cyl FHEV
FWD
1‑spd DD Elec­tric
AWD
HP260 hp @ 5,600 rpm162 hp @ 5,600 rpm*266 hp
Torque277 lb-ft @ 2,000 rpm155 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm428 lb-ft
Fuel Capac­i­ty18.5 gal13.8 gal70kWh
Fuel Econ­o­my
(city/hwy/comb)
23/30/2642/33/3799/86/93
Range (EPA)481 mi511 mi224 mi
Weight3,884 lb3,674 lb4,498 lb
Wheel­base108.1 in121.1 in117.5 in
Length191.3 in199.7 in185.6 in
Width
(with mir­ror)
82.0 in83.5 in74.1 in
Height66.4 in68.7 in64.0 in
Tow Rat­ing3,500 lb2,000 lb-
*191hp total hybrid pow­er deliv­ery; DD = Direct Dri­ve; Fun fact: 70 kWh = 2.1‑gal gaso­line

Analysis

Easy to see that the data favors elec­tri­fied vehi­cles: cheap­er, less fuel con­sumed, bet­ter MPGs

Cost per gal­lon of gas (or equiv­a­lent) goes increas­es the more elec­tri­fied the vehi­cle. Keep in mind, over­all cost is less

Main­te­nace costs decrease with increased elec­tri­fi­ca­tion. How­ev­er, both elec­tri­fied vehi­cles were owned for less time than the gaso­line car

Merge Mansion — 2022 Christmas Event Item List Guide

updat­ed 12/19/2022

An Un-Offi­cial Item List Cas­cade Guide by a Merge Man­sion Fan for the 2022 Christ­mas Event

Main Merge Man­sion Item Guide (click me!)

Merging Cascades (A‑Z)

Awards

  • From: Melt­ed Snow­man
  • Cas­cade: Swim­ming Rib­bon > Row­ing Medal > Ski Jump­ing Medal > Marathon Tro­phy > Motor­cy­cle Rac­ing Tro­phy > Cliff Jump­ing Tro­phy > Wing­suit­ing Tro­phy (max)
  • Use: Task Ful­fill­ment

Car­rot Cake

  • From: Snow­man
  • Cas­cade: Car­rot > Car­rot Bunch > Car­rot Cake (max)
  • Note: Gives ener­gy when tapped (2 > 6 > 16)

Crack­ling Fire­place

  • From: Feed­ing Fire­place request­ed items
  • Items Obtained: Mint, Cook­ie, Dec­o­ra­tion Box (when taps exhaust)
  • Cas­cade: Crack­ling Fire­place

Dec­o­ra­tion Box

  • From: Crack­ling Fire­place (when taps exhaust)
  • Items Obtained: Pinecone, Bell
  • Cas­cade: Dec­o­ra­tion Box
  • Note: Turns into Snow Globe when taps exhaust­ed

Fire­place

  • From: San­ta’s House (low chance)
  • Items Obtained: Crack­ling Fire­place
  • Cas­cade: Fire­place lvl 1–3
  • Note: Feed TWO Wooly Socks lvl 5 and TWO Xmas Gift lvl 5, then wait

Gift Wrap­ping

  • From: San­ta’s House, Half-Wrapped Gift
  • Items Obtained: Fes­tive Sticky Tape, Over­full Gift Sack
  • Cas­cade: Fes­tive Sticky Tape > Scis­sors and String > Fes­tive Gift Wrap­pers > Half-Wrapped Gift > Fes­tive Gift Sack (max)
  • Note: After 7+7 taps, Half-Wrapped Gift reverts to Fes­tive Gift Wrap­pers; After 1 hour Fes­tive Gift Sack gives Over­full Gift Sack

Gin­ger­bread Cook­ies

  • From: Crack­ling Fire­place
  • Cas­cade: Gin­ger­bread Cook­ie > Gin­ger­bread Wreath > Gin­ger­bread Heart > Gin­ger­bread Hat > Gin­ger­bread Tree > Gin­ger­bread Man > Gin­ger­bread House (max)

Let­ter To San­ta

  • From: San­ta’s House
  • Items Obtained: Foun­tain Pen, San­ta’s Sleigh Emp­ty (2 iter­a­tions)
  • Cas­cade: Foun­tain Pen > Blank Post­card > Writ­ten Post­card > Post­card Design > Let­ter Enve­lope > Sealed Enve­lope (max)
  • Note: After 15+15 taps Let­ter Enve­lope reverts to Post­card Design
  • Item Text: “To put in black-and-white; A secret wish; Scrib­bled with love; Col­ored with joy; Wrapped in a hug; Ready for San­ta

Melt­ing Snow­man

  • From: Snow­man after 4 taps
  • Items Obtained: Xmas Tree, Swim­ming Rib­bon
  • Cas­cade: Melt­ing Snow­man
  • Note: Once Snow­man turns into Melt­ing Snow­man, you have 10 min­utes of unlim­it­ed taps before it turns into a sin­gle Swim­ming Rib­bon. It’s best to save all the ener­gy boost­ers or unlim­it­ed ener­gy boost­ers and cre­ate enough space until you’re ready to start tap­ping!

Over­full Gift Sack

  • From: Fes­tive Gift Sack
  • Cas­cade: Over­full Gift Sack
  • Use: Feed to Sleigh

San­ta’s House

  • From: Event Start
  • Items Obtained: Foun­tain Pen, Craft Sup­plies, Fes­tive Sticky Tape, Snow Globe (low chance), Brick (low chance)
  • Cas­cade: San­ta’s House
  • Note: Nev­er dis­ap­pears

San­ta’s Sleigh

  • From: Sealed Enve­lope
  • Items Obtained: Wooly Socks, Gift, Snow Globe
  • Cas­cade: San­tas’s Sleigh Emp­ty > San­ta’s Sleigh Full
  • Note: Turns into Snow Globe after taps exhaust­ed

San­ta’s Work­shop

  • From: San­ta’s House
  • Items Obtained: Spin­ning Top, Toy Blocks, Rain­bow Xylo­phone, Mouse-rel­la, Lovey-Dovey, Sir Hop­sa­lot, Fire­place lvl 1, Snow Globe
  • Cas­cade: Craft Sup­plies > Card­board Walls > Work­shop Base > Work­shop frame > Mod­el Work­shop > Dec­o­rat­ed Work­shop (max)
  • Note: Turns into Snow Globe when taps exhaust

Snow Globe

  • From: Task Ful­fill­ment, San­ta’s House, San­ta’s Work­shop, San­ta’s Sleigh,
  • Items Obtained: Snowflake (1 hour)
  • Cas­cade: Snow Globe

Snow­man

  • From: Snow Globe
  • Items Obtained: Car­rot, Melt­ed Snow­man
  • Cas­cade: Snowflake > Snow­ball > Snow­ball Pyra­mid > Giant Snow­ball > Snow­man (max)

Wooly Socks

  • From: San­ta’s Sleigh Full
  • Cas­cade: Wooly Socks lvl 1 — 5
  • Use: Feed to Fire­place

Xmas Dec­o­ra­tions

  • From: Dec­o­ra­tion Box
  • Cas­cade: Xmas Dec­o­ra­tions lvl 1–7
  • Use: Task Ful­fill­ment

Xmas Gift

  • From: San­ta’s Sleigh
  • Cas­cade: Xmas Gift lvl 1–5
  • Use: Feed to Fire­place

Xmas Plushies

  • From: San­ta’s Work­shop
  • Cas­cade: Mouse-rel­la > Lovey-dovey > Sir Hop­sa­lot > Pen Bliz­zard Guin > Snoopy McFox > Mr. Antlers (max)
  • Use: Feed to San­ta’s Sleigh

Xmas Treats

  • From: Crack­ling Fire­place
  • Cas­cade: Mint > Choco­late > Can­dy > Can­dy Cane > Hot Cocoa (max)

Xmas Tree

  • From: Melt­ed Snow­man
  • Cas­cade: Xmas Tree lvl 1–11

Xmas Toys

  • From: San­ta’s Work­shop
  • Cas­cade: Spin­ning Top > Toy Blocks > Rain­bow Xylo­phone > Wood­en Train > Nut­crack­er Sol­dier > Elf Pup­pet (max)
  • Use: Feed to San­ta’s Sleigh

Xmas Wreath

  • From: Dec­o­ra­tion Box
  • Cas­cade: Xmas Wreath lvl 1–6

Task Text

Text A - Low Tasks

  1. Xmas sea­son is here at last *Get Porch Door Entrance*
  2. Let’s make an Xmas to-do list!
  3. Find the best spruce in town
  4. Get the orna­ments in the attic *Get Snow Globe*
  5. Dec­o­rate your heart out!
  6. Spruce up the fire­place
  7. Hang stock­ing Grand­ma made *Get Snow Globe*
  8. Give gifts that spark joy
  9. Gift a favorite child­hood toy
  10. Pick a deli­cious recipe *Get Snow Globe*
  11. Bake a spiced cake for tea
  12. Mix the gin­ger­bread dough
  13. Make Xmas cook­ies all day long *Get Snow Globe*
  14. Pour some hot cocoa for two
  15. Top them with marsh­mal­lows too
  16. Thread cran­ber­ries and pop­corn *Get Snow Globe*
  17. Make an Xmas gar­land to adorn
  18. Send your wish­es to San­ta
  19. Stay out of the naughty list! *Get Snow Globe*
  20. See your Xmas wish­es come true (repeat)

Text B — Medi­um Tasks (Get Snow Globe for every task ful­filled)

  1. On your marks, get set, snow!
  2. Let’s build a snow­man, c’mon!
  3. Make the pret­ti­est snow angel
  4. Share a delight­ful Xmas fable
  5. Spot the rein­deers in the yard
  6. Looks like ahol­i­day post­card!
  7. Hide and seek in the snow!
  8. Let’s hide­out in an igloo
  9. Time to dec­o­rate the lawn
  10. Col­lect all the pinecones
  11. Pen­guin hud­dle to the right
  12. Look­ing smart in black & white
  13. Cud­dliest snow crea­tures yet
  14. Watch the bun­nies hop by
  15. Eye­ing snow­man’s nose and tie
  16. Shake the snow-capped tree
  17. Make a snow-cas­tle with me
  18. On your marks, get set, snow! (repeat)

Text C — Pre­mi­um Tasks (Get Snow Globe for every task ful­filled)

  1. Time for Xmas tra­di­tions now
  2. Hand the pair of tur­tle doves
  3. Pin the wrath on the door
  4. Make a don­key out of straw
  5. Bet­ter dodge the mistle­toe