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IMHO the plug in hybrids are a great compromise. I'm happy with mine. If one can charge at home and one's daily mileage is within the plug in range, one can eas
by jfim 3y ago
IMHO the plug in hybrids are a great compromise. I'm happy with mine. If one can charge at home and one's daily mileage is within the plug in range, one can easily cut most of their emissions.
It has the added benefit of not having to worry about range/changing on road trips. My biggest concern with it is stale gas in the tank from not using the gas engine that much, I don't think I've filled the tank more than three or four times in the last year.
As you point out, not driving is better, but for many people it's not possible due to the public transportation systems/bike paths not being particularly great in most of the US.
- vel0city 3y agoOn modern cars the gas tank is usually sealed and pressurized when working properly. It takes a while for gas to go stale in that kind of environment.
- jfim 3y agoThat's good to know, thanks!
- IgorPartola 3y agoThis and fuel injection means that you can’t nearly as easily gum up small passages since they run at 30-1000 psi depending on the design.
- vel0city 3y agoYep, that'll also reduce the negatives of bad gas. Then on top of that you've got lots of detergents blended in these days to try and help prevent/cleanup that stuff, and modern ECUs can detect and dynamically remap when the gas is starting to go bad, etc. Unless you're leaving the gas in your modern car for >~1yr I probably wouldn't worry about it too much.