It's a UX 250h which is classified as a compact crossover - but for all intents and purposes, it's a hatchback sedan. Looks like one, drives like one, sits on t

It's a UX 250h which is classified as a compact crossover - but for all intents and purposes, it's a hatchback sedan. Looks like one, drives like one, sits on the same frame, is as big as a one, and has the cargo capacity of a hatchback to boot. I get 35 mpg in it. Great car, would highly recommend. I think if nothing in the world changed for the next ten years, it would hold up fine. But I forsee other issues that older sedans won't run into, especially with the inevitable number of repairs and availability of parts for the electronics. The point is that if you just look at total carbon emissions, modern EVs and hybrids aren't better than old ICE sedans. A big part of the reason is weight, due to safety and creature comforts. What I'm lamenting is that hybrids don't do that much better than ICEs from 20 years ago when it comes to fuel economy - except for some standouts like the Prius. Meanwhile, most manufacturers are just selling hybrid SUVs and crossovers, or EVs the size of a whale. Some of these cars they're selling have to be hybrids because of EPA mileage requirements, and they're going to struggle to get to where the EPA wants them (which is why Biden rolled back the pace of fuel economy standard changes just a few weeks ago - the manufacturers won't keep up).