"30 minutes" is pretty misleading, because it's not like the batteries are discharging at a constant rate. It might be thirty minutes on the highway, as new PH

"30 minutes" is pretty misleading, because it's not like the batteries are discharging at a constant rate. It might be thirty minutes on the highway, as new PHEV cars have ranges in the 30-40 miles range. But if you're driving in the city, 30 miles is enough to get you basically anywhere you want to go and back, even if traffic makes it a 2 hour trip.