> For simple commutes and around town, you'd be better off jettisoning the weight and cost and getting a slightly bigger battery I think the general desire for

> For simple commutes and around town, you'd be better off jettisoning the weight and cost and getting a slightly bigger battery I think the general desire for a plugin-hybrid is for the longer journeys so you don't need two cars. > Trying to combine the benefits of all-electric with a hybrid is questionable. It's a tricky trade-off but it's an interesting comparison. For example, a 50 mile range may actually cover 80% of my travelling and so I could have a small battery and then use gas for the rest of the journeys. I don't need a 200 mile battery to get me up to 95% of my journeys. It'll depend heavily on your actual variation on use though.