The downside with plugin hybrids is that they require having a charger at home. Otherwise they're annoying enough that people give up on charging them. This is

The downside with plugin hybrids is that they require having a charger at home. Otherwise they're annoying enough that people give up on charging them. This is because smaller batteries take a long time to charge (usually AC only), and small capacity means they need to be charged frequently (often daily). BEVs can have batteries 10x larger, which also allows them to charge at a 10x faster rate. The larger battery can last a whole week on a single charge. Quick infrequent charging makes them tolerable even without having a charger at home. BEVs also don't cycle whole batteries that much, because driving 30 miles daily will use 10% of the battery, not 100%.