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Is there no PHEV in the minivan space? I drive a PHEV Prius with a 40k electric-only range and it's great for guilt-free short trips without being a 2-tonne br
by Pxtl 3y ago
Is there no PHEV in the minivan space? I drive a PHEV Prius with a 40k electric-only range and it's great for guilt-free short trips without being a 2-tonne brick of batteries.
- jedberg 3y agoThere is the Toyota and Chrysler, both of which I would consider if I had to get a new van right now. But in 2017 there wasn't a viable option.
- seltzered_ 3y agoThe Toyota Sienna isnt a PHEV, at least not yet.
- jedberg 3y agoMy understanding is that the Toyota is easy to hack into a plug in so I count it, but you're right, technically it isn't.
- ptmcc 3y agoYes, merely a 1.75 ton brick of batteries, among other parts Which is actually pretty inline with a typical midsize sedan. People really underestimate how much cars weigh. But EVs are indeed pushing it up even higher. A breakthrough on reducing battery weight would be enormously beneficial all around.
- Pxtl 3y agoYeah, I was being a bit hyperbolic (and metric) and the a PHEV is only about 15% difference in curb-weight between comparable full-EVs, but that's not nothing.