sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 30 days agoCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square610linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·30 days 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-up0·30 days agoJust get an EV then. Why lug around a gas motor that you don’t need?
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoIn contrast to an extra 250 miles worth of batteries that you don’t need?
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoyes, extra battery capacity does not require extra maintenance or fossil fuel like an ICE engine does.
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoYou can get a shorter range EV if that fits your needs. Gas engine just adds weight and complexity.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days 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-up0·29 days agoIn that case, it’s better to just run a conventional hybrid if you frequently need to take long trips.
minus-squarehcbxzz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoFor those times where you do need to go 1000mi without wasting time at a charge station for hours
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?
yes, extra battery capacity does not require extra maintenance or fossil fuel like an ICE engine does.
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.
For those times where you do need to go 1000mi without wasting time at a charge station for hours