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OK, "Plug-in vehicles". I considered getting one of those, but it only has 22 miles of electric range. If they got to 50 miles, I could run on electricity almo
by Animats 2y ago
OK, "Plug-in vehicles".
I considered getting one of those, but it only has 22 miles of electric range. If they got to 50 miles, I could run on electricity almost all the time.
- underdeserver 2y agoThis is where the US is the outlier. A very small percentage of people I know in Europe and elsewhere in the developed world drive more than that on a regular workday. Perhaps the hybrid car's batteries just need to be bigger.
- asjir 2y agoYeah, interesting why there isn't a US version of hybrids yet
- aDyslecticCrow 2y agoPlugin hybrids are great. Electric is used in daily commutes, but there is no range anxiety and no problem with a long trip. Pure electric sales are actually stalling, and multiple car brands (Volvo, and Volkswagen) are backing down on their electric ambitions and pivoting towards plugin hybrids as a better intermediary.