sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square369linkfedilinkarrow-up1363arrow-down112
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minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours ago . Plug-In hybrids are kind of a waste, and really only see benefits in very niche situations. The situation where you commute 25 miles or less, where national average is 16 miles.
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 hours agoJust get an EV then. Why lug around a gas motor that you don’t need?
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoIn contrast to an extra 250 miles worth of batteries that you don’t need?
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoYou can get a shorter range EV if that fits your needs. Gas engine just adds weight and complexity.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoThat’s good, until you need to take a longer trip. At which point you can either have the extra batteries or a gas engine. There are arguments for either solution.
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoIn that case, it’s better to just run a conventional hybrid if you frequently need to take long trips.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·28 minutes agoUnless you can do most of your day-to-day tasks within the electric range of the PHEV, only needing gas for the infrequent long trips
minus-squarehcbxzz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 hours agoFor those times where you do need to go 1000mi without wasting time at a charge station for hours
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoUse a conventional hybrid for that, and you won’t need to lug around a lot of extra battery.
The situation where you commute 25 miles or less, where national average is 16 miles.
Just get an EV then. Why lug around a gas motor that you don’t need?
In contrast to an extra 250 miles worth of batteries that you don’t need?
You can get a shorter range EV if that fits your needs. Gas engine just adds weight and complexity.
That’s good, until you need to take a longer trip. At which point you can either have the extra batteries or a gas engine. There are arguments for either solution.
In that case, it’s better to just run a conventional hybrid if you frequently need to take long trips.
Unless you can do most of your day-to-day tasks within the electric range of the PHEV, only needing gas for the infrequent long trips
For those times where you do need to go 1000mi without wasting time at a charge station for hours
Use a conventional hybrid for that, and you won’t need to lug around a lot of extra battery.