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Plug-in hybrids only seem to be sold in certain states like California. GM cancelled the Chevy Volt. In states that don't subsidize or mandate them, or are ahem
by supertrope 3y ago
Plug-in hybrids only seem to be sold in certain states like California. GM cancelled the Chevy Volt. In states that don't subsidize or mandate them, or are ahem politically opposed to lower tailpipe emission vehicles, inventory is very thin. I wonder if these cars are just compliance models to bring up the CAFE fleet average.
A 10 kWh battery adds several thousand dollars to the cost of the car. If manufacturers are not eager to make these widely available in all states it suggests they don't find it profitable. I'm not sure if it's EVs being higher priced and allowing for more margin, or sedans fading away from the market and therefore any PHEV sedans. Toyota does sell a PHEV SUV RAV4 but inventory is very scarce. Stellantis sells a Chrysler Pacifica PHEV (minivan).
- brucethemoose2 3y ago> A 10 kWh battery adds several thousand dollars to the cost of the car. If manufacturers are not eager to make these widely available in all states it suggests they don't find it profitable. A plug in hybrid is basically an EV with a much smaller battery though, and what must be a cheap generator. It seems at least as economical as a pure EV to me, unless the generator "taints" them and they cannot be sold with higher margins.