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They are cornering the hybrid market in the gap years between ICE and pure BEV. The only problem with this strategy is they will be seriously behind on pure BEV
by 1970-01-01 3y ago
They are cornering the hybrid market in the gap years between ICE and pure BEV. The only problem with this strategy is they will be seriously behind on pure BEV (4th and 5th generation). When Tesla or anyone finally delivers a cheap 1000km EV, it's game over for hybrid sales. Maybe a hybrid diesel truck would still be appropriate then. Maybe not.
- tbrownaw 3y ago> cheap 1000km EV As in it goes that far on a single charge? That seems like a lot of batteries, and a lot of charging power if you can't keep it topped off at home. Is there any particular reason to expect such a thing to be cheaper than something just using a bottle of liquid hydrocarbons for energy?
- bryanlarsen 3y agoAnybody who can build a reliable hybrid should be able to build a solid EV. 1000km of range is not a major selling point for any passenger ICE car. On an EV it is a lot of added weight and expense. Much more important than any range over 500km or so is fast, reliable and ubiquitous charging infrastructure. We don't have that yet, but we are making progress.