Tag: gas powered

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 Owned	29 months	12 months	23 months
Total Miles Dri­ven	18,503 mi	8,051 mi	15,0007 mi
Total Fuel Vol­ume	941.0 gal	203.3 gal	154.8 gal‑E* (5,216.2 kWh)
Total Fuel Cost	$3,243.92	$774.93	$1,229.31
MPG/MPGe	19.7 MPG	39.6 MPG	97 MPGe
Cost per Gal­lon (or kWh)	$3.45	$3.81	$0.24
Miles Dri­ven per Month	638 mi	670 mi	653 mi
Fuel Vol­ume per Month	32.4 gal	16.9 gal	6.7 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

Basic Vehicle Statistics

	2020 Out­back (Gas)	2022 Mav­er­ick (Hybrid)	2023 Mach‑E (BEV)
Engine	2.4L F‑4cyl Tur­bo CVT AWD	2.5L I‑4cyl FHEV FWD	1‑spd DD Elec­tric AWD
HP	260 hp @ 5,600 rpm	162 hp @ 5,600 rpm*	266 hp
Torque	277 lb-ft @ 2,000 rpm	155 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm	428 lb-ft
Fuel Capac­i­ty	18.5 gal	13.8 gal	70kWh
Fuel Econ­o­my (city/hwy/comb)	23/30/26	42/33/37	99/86/93
Range (EPA)	481 mi	511 mi	224 mi
Weight	3,884 lb	3,674 lb	4,498 lb
Wheel­base	108.1 in	121.1 in	117.5 in
Length	191.3 in	199.7 in	185.6 in
Width (with mir­ror)	82.0 in	83.5 in	74.1 in
Height	66.4 in	68.7 in	64.0 in
Tow Rat­ing	3,500 lb	2,000 lb	-

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