If you do a lot of short range commuting and have a way to charge it at home, a PHEV could work - but good luck trying to buy one right now. Otherwise get a hy

If you do a lot of short range commuting and have a way to charge it at home, a PHEV could work - but good luck trying to buy one right now. Otherwise get a hybrid or Tesla, period. There are nice non-Tesla EV cars available but the charging infrastructure, even in high EV-density states, is unreliable. This should improve in the next 3-5 years but you can not currently depend on the chance of finding working CCS fast chargers to justify any non-Tesla option for road trips in many parts of the country. Also note that very few non-Tesla fully electric vehicles are currently eligible for the tax credit due to not being built in, or batteries sourced from, North America. Edit: [3] I recently came back from a 1800 mile road trip across the central western USA in a Tesla Model Y and never had a moment of concern about the charging infrastructure, including rolling into a Supercharger at 4 AM with 2% state of charge and just knowing that it would work. There are definitely areas, mostly west of the Mississippi, with significant pockets without good Supercharger coverage[0] although with an adapter you can also charge Teslas at CCS stations or even at RV parks. If you want to see how your situation might work, A Better Route Planner[1] and PlugShare[2] are good resources for being able to specify your car and route and see how an EV may work for you. But honestly, just get a Model Y Long Range with the full $7,500 tax credit and enjoy! [0] https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&bounds=57.514620727135494%2C-47.257325406250004%2C16.54981615720707%2C-151.27588009375&zoom=5&filters=supercharger https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&bounds=57.514620727135494%2... [1] https://abetterrouteplanner.com/ https://abetterrouteplanner.com/ [2] https://www.plugshare.com/ https://www.plugshare.com/ [3] https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/tax2023.shtml https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/tax2023.shtml