If there aren't enough batteries, we should be focused on PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles). They use 1/5th the amount of batteries but provide 90% of th

If there aren't enough batteries, we should be focused on PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles). They use 1/5th the amount of batteries but provide 90% of the electric driving as an EV because 90% of trips are less than 50 kms. You only use fuel if you go beyond 50 kms. We could have 5 times as many vehicles reducing fuel usage by 90% instead of having 1/5th the EVs reducing fuel usage by 100%. Also, when the battery on a PHEV runs out, it switches to hybrid mode which is still more efficient than and ICE. Additionally, with a PHEV, you don't have range anxiety and don't need a supercharger network. With 1/5th the batteries, you can charge overnight on 120v instead of having to install an expensive 240v charger at your home. Of course, a PHEV is more complex than an EV, requiring oil changes, etc., but their engines are smaller, more efficient because they run at their optimal RPM, and aren't strained like engines in ICE vehicles. Consumer Reports claims hybrids and plug-in hybrids are very, very reliable.