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A hybrid is an ICE vehicle, except for a PHEV (and only for a few miles).
by rootusrootus 5y ago
A hybrid is an ICE vehicle, except for a PHEV (and only for a few miles).
- dragontamer 5y agoWhat percentage of electric-miles vs gasoline-miles do you think a typical Chevy Volt or Honda Clarity gets? I'm guessing 90% electric / 10% gasoline, maybe 95% / 5% split. Based off of online chatter, and various simulations I've done myself (distance I travel each day, how often I take long road trips, etc. etc.) I argue that PHEV is closer to 90% electric (because that 50-mile all electric range covers well over 90% of your travels: especially if your office has an electric charger available like mine), and 10% gasoline (because you have to use some maintenance gasoline... + the road trips you take)
- rootusrootus 5y agoI agree, actually. My point was more that "ICE" includes all of the non-PHEV hybrids, and some people might actually include PHEV in the definition since they include an ICE drivetrain, so it's not necessarily a big step back for someone who had been considering an EV.