Is it a case of picking the right electric car for the right job? Or could a lack of "range anxiety" really lead drivers to cover more miles?
It's a kind of chicken-or-egg question, but it came to mind when our author Matthew Klippenstein sent us some data.
On average, owners of the Nissan Leaf battery-electric car cover 629 miles a month, while those who drive the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car go 60 percent further, logging 1,012 miles.
Of those Volt miles, 75 percent are in electric mode using a battery charged from the grid, not the gasoline range extender.
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