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I'm gonna to be blunt: after reading more reviews, I picked a very poor car to use as my example of a bad PHEV. Prius prime actually sounds like a pretty solid
by mabbo 4y ago
I'm gonna to be blunt: after reading more reviews, I picked a very poor car to use as my example of a bad PHEV. Prius prime actually sounds like a pretty solid vehicle.
The general complaint that I hear about other PHEVs is that car manufacturers publish the "combined highway/ city" rating, which is weighted heavily in favor of city driving- which is where a PHEV is incredible thanks to regenerative braking.
But if you're not using the brakes and just driving a long distance, your battery stops helping after 30-ish minutes and now you're just in a gas car with an undersized engine carrying a very heavy battery.
Better to go pure EV instead, which is what I'm on a damned long waiting list to do right now.
- spiznnx 4y agoI really think you should test drive one. It doesn't have a huge battery and ice engine, it has a small battery and a small engine (at times frustratingly underpowered if out of battery). For short drives, the small battery saves you from hauling an extra 500 lbs of battery. For long drives a PHEV is still my preferred option over a BEV, because refueling every 300 miles is faster than recharging every 300 miles, and I'm not looking to have a spirited drive anyway.