I suspect that the goal is really to ensure that cars on the lot are properly charged. When I was looking into a PHEV a few years back, everyone online was comp

I suspect that the goal is really to ensure that cars on the lot are properly charged. When I was looking into a PHEV a few years back, everyone online was complaining the cars were never, ever charged. That had to hurt sales since PHEVs generally perform worse on gas and then have engine noise.