I've just bought a new-to-me Prius and I think the way it works is the way forward until the issues with electric-only cars are resolved (i.e. how to refill it

I've just bought a new-to-me Prius and I think the way it works is the way forward until the issues with electric-only cars are resolved (i.e. how to refill it in 2 minutes as opposed to 2+ hours): The ICE is connected to the drive shaft via the 'hybrid synergy drive' which is a gear box and electric drive in one. It can drive the vehicle either under electric mode with the ICE off, with both electric and ICE, or in electric mode while the ICE charges the battery. When you brake it cuts power to the ICE (either just cutting the fuel, or stopping it completely) and charges the battery. There are also normal brake disks if you push the peddle extra hard. I like it because it's relatively mechanically simple, which means less things can break. The ECU does a lot of work, but try and find a car that doesn't nowadays. Also it only needs electric motors in one place - the rest of the axle and drive system is exactly the same as a normal car. The only thing really letting it down is the low capacity battery pack, but I guess that's for cost savings. There is also a plug-in version which can do 26 miles on electricity alone. Toyota offer this as an option in most of their cars, even the Rav4 SUV, so I expect in the next 10 years it will become standard across their range.