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Yeah, this is what I don't understand, but maybe it's because my wife and I are a one car and mostly public transit oriented family. What I want: A hybrid ele

by malyk 7y ago

Yeah, this is what I don't understand, but maybe it's because my wife and I are a one car and mostly public transit oriented family. What I want: A hybrid electric with ~40 miles of battery and a 300mi gas tank for longer trips What Auto Manufacturers assume (I'm guessing): 2 car households where one is 100% electric and the other 100% gas. Seems to me like the plug in hybrid is the best of all worlds. Everyone can use battery for all the short trips we do and we don't make any compromises for our long distance needs.

jedberg 7y ago
Yeah the manufacturers don't seem to aim for the single car household in America. I guess they assume most of us either live in the burbs and have two cars or live in the city and have no cars. The truth is where I live I'm just too far to have single car. Most of the time we only need one car, but we have just enough cases of my wife and I needing to go two different places that it doesn't make sense to rent or Uber/Lyft. And maybe that's why they don't cater to that segment. There just isn't enough people who want one car. My ideal would be a plug in hybrid van. Our van gets the most use because I often have to drive around my in-laws, so I need the six seats. But almost all of our trips are within 20 miles round trip. But sometimes we go 400 miles to LA. I'd love it if I had a van that could do that. If Honda made an all-electric or hybrid Odyssey, I'd buy it the day it came out, pretty much regardless of price. It would be the perfect car for us.
- bryanlarsen 7y ago
  What's wrong with the Pacifica Hybrid? The Chrysler reputation?
  - gwbas1c 7y ago
    I have problems charging mine at 240 volts, so I'm stuck with a long overnight charge. Also, the entertainment system is glitchy. Yesterday I had to do a magic dance of turning the car off and on and opening and closing the screens to get them to turn on.
  - jedberg 7y ago
    I don't want a hybrid I want a plug-in or all electric. Also, yeah, the reputation of repairs on the Chrysler. It was considered by eventually we chose the all gas Odyssey for now.
clouddrover 7y ago
> What I want: A hybrid electric with ~40 miles of battery and a 300mi gas tank for longer trips A Toyota Prius Prime will do 25 miles of EV range and 640 miles total range: https://www.toyota.com/priusprime/ https://www.toyota.com/priusprime/ A Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid will do 47 miles EV range and 340 miles total range: https://automobiles.honda.com/clarity-plug-in-hybrid https://automobiles.honda.com/clarity-plug-in-hybrid
- malyk 7y ago
  I have a Chevy Volt. It’s awesome. I just hate that more of these are being killed off. There are more in the market, but every loss feels like a step backwards.

by malyk 7y ago

jedberg 7y ago

Yeah the manufacturers don't seem to aim for the single car household in America. I guess they assume most of us either live in the burbs and have two cars or live in the city and have no cars. The truth is where I live I'm just too far to have single car. Most of the time we only need one car, but we have just enough cases of my wife and I needing to go two different places that it doesn't make sense to rent or Uber/Lyft. And maybe that's why they don't cater to that segment. There just isn't enough people who want one car. My ideal would be a plug in hybrid van. Our van gets the most use because I often have to drive around my in-laws, so I need the six seats. But almost all of our trips are within 20 miles round trip. But sometimes we go 400 miles to LA. I'd love it if I had a van that could do that. If Honda made an all-electric or hybrid Odyssey, I'd buy it the day it came out, pretty much regardless of price. It would be the perfect car for us.

bryanlarsen 7y ago
What's wrong with the Pacifica Hybrid? The Chrysler reputation?
- gwbas1c 7y ago
  I have problems charging mine at 240 volts, so I'm stuck with a long overnight charge. Also, the entertainment system is glitchy. Yesterday I had to do a magic dance of turning the car off and on and opening and closing the screens to get them to turn on.
- jedberg 7y ago
  I don't want a hybrid I want a plug-in or all electric. Also, yeah, the reputation of repairs on the Chrysler. It was considered by eventually we chose the all gas Odyssey for now.

clouddrover 7y ago

> What I want: A hybrid electric with ~40 miles of battery and a 300mi gas tank for longer trips A Toyota Prius Prime will do 25 miles of EV range and 640 miles total range: https://www.toyota.com/priusprime/ https://www.toyota.com/priusprime/ A Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid will do 47 miles EV range and 340 miles total range: https://automobiles.honda.com/clarity-plug-in-hybrid https://automobiles.honda.com/clarity-plug-in-hybrid

malyk 7y ago
I have a Chevy Volt. It’s awesome. I just hate that more of these are being killed off. There are more in the market, but every loss feels like a step backwards.