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You are oversimplifying things, PHEVs are not for every one, but to say they are not different from serial hybrids and regular ICE is being dramatically dishone

by sremani 11y ago

You are oversimplifying things, PHEVs are not for every one, but to say they are not different from serial hybrids and regular ICE is being dramatically dishonest. There is a role for plugin hybrids for people who have structured needs. If your commute and daily chores are fixed and do not have much variations and they fit within the AER(all electric range), PHEVs give you the best bang for the buck. None of us have to defend a Car with excellent track record and is available against a not ready for pre-prod vehicle with evolving specs and likely delivered 3 years from now. You are missing the point and missing it intentionally.

chc 11y ago
No, I'm not. I just feel it's disingenuous to refer to a gas-burning car as an electric vehicle comparable a Tesla or a Leaf or a Bolt. If we want to treat the Volt as an EV, we should talk about it as only being able to go 40 miles. On the other hand, if we want to talk about the Volt having a 400-mile range, we are talking about burning gas most of the time. I'm not saying you need to defend your car. I'm glad you enjoy it. My friend with a Mustang also enjoys her car, but she doesn't try to tell people it's the same thing as a Tesla. That's all I'm saying — a gas-powered car that can go short distances on battery power might be the best bang for your buck, but it just isn't the same thing as a long-range EV.
- sremani 11y ago
  @chc, having rolled over 20,000 miles on Electric motor, I get to say it is Electric. It is classified PHEV. Splitting semantics is useless, I drive 30+ electric miles daily on it. It burns gas but rarely. If you have interest, go check voltstats.net, there is every kind of use case there. More than 80% of my miles are Electric. EV enthusiasts from times unknown consider PHEV as a subcategory of EV, but different from BEV. But BEVs and PHEVs are compared against each other. This is not the first time and this will not be the last time.
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by sremani 11y ago

chc 11y ago

No, I'm not. I just feel it's disingenuous to refer to a gas-burning car as an electric vehicle comparable a Tesla or a Leaf or a Bolt. If we want to treat the Volt as an EV, we should talk about it as only being able to go 40 miles. On the other hand, if we want to talk about the Volt having a 400-mile range, we are talking about burning gas most of the time. I'm not saying you need to defend your car. I'm glad you enjoy it. My friend with a Mustang also enjoys her car, but she doesn't try to tell people it's the same thing as a Tesla. That's all I'm saying — a gas-powered car that can go short distances on battery power might be the best bang for your buck, but it just isn't the same thing as a long-range EV.

sremani 11y ago
@chc, having rolled over 20,000 miles on Electric motor, I get to say it is Electric. It is classified PHEV. Splitting semantics is useless, I drive 30+ electric miles daily on it. It burns gas but rarely. If you have interest, go check voltstats.net, there is every kind of use case there. More than 80% of my miles are Electric. EV enthusiasts from times unknown consider PHEV as a subcategory of EV, but different from BEV. But BEVs and PHEVs are compared against each other. This is not the first time and this will not be the last time.

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