After debating the question with my spouse, I realized that there appears to be a difference between EVs and ICEvs (or their drivers) in this context. Here, we speak of "range" and "efficiency" almost synonymously, where since gas stations are everywhere, ICE drivers tend to think only of the latter ("mpg").
I suppose one needn’t count it against trip efficiency, but certainly against charge/tank efficiency (economy, mileage, whatevs). If I were driving the Subaru all week and used the remote starter for a half hour every day before driving home, my total fuel efficiency for the week would definitely show a big hit.
But if someone asked, "what sort of mileage do you get?", would you include that in your answer without explaining, or would you say "normally I get Xx mpg, but I have been idling the engine a lot lately"?
The mainstream media has done a job on EVs, highlighting range rather than the same as ICE. I believe a certain Japanese manufacturer probably wrote the questions 
I just tell folks that they are asking the wrong question. It's not how many miles per charge, it's how many Smiles per charge.I also find it interesting. The first question out of any non EV driving person is "how far does it go?". I always say "far enough". ICE cars always have the "how fast is it", "what is the top speed", and a distant third place "what is the efficiency". The missing question is "how far does it go". I remember a Top Gear episode where Jeremy Clarkson drove an AMG on the autobahn at high speed. He said that at this speed, the petrol tank would last 12 minutes - around 60km. Talk about highway range
Only in Quebec. Outside of its Circle K
I did a double take and found out that was your vehicle on /r/MINI.
Yesss
My Clarity PHEV is one of the few ICE cars that elicits the range question. The range question comes up after I reveal the Clarity's tank holds only 7 gallons of gas. After I explain 7 gallons provides 300 miles of range at more than 42 mpg, I add the Clarity has an electric 47-mile "range-extender" when 300 miles isn't far enough.
You sound like Nigel from The EV Puzzle who has a Level 3 SE and his wife has the eGolf.
I had an egolf before my clarity, before my SE. The egolf was my favorite car before getting the SE.
The eGolf was nice--back in the day I had a couple of Rabbits (one a convertible) and liked them very much.
Yeah, nah, I don't get near these numbers. I can get around a calculated 240 if I stick to the 50-70-80-90 speed limits on the back highways to Plattsburgh and back, but in everyday driving I rarely cross 200 in this weather.
