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When it was time to replace the old family car in April 2025, we very explicitly went and bought an ICE hybrid Toyota at an enormous premium, despite multiple t
by hadlock 1y ago
When it was time to replace the old family car in April 2025, we very explicitly went and bought an ICE hybrid Toyota at an enormous premium, despite multiple test drives and planning for years on buying a Tesla electric BEV, due to recent events.
- tzs 1y agoICE hybrids are interesting. If you take a lot of road trips energy costs can actually be lower with a good ICE hybrid than with an EV. For example if the DC chargers on a road trip are $0.25/kWh and an EV averages 4 mi/kWh then a Toyota Prius will do that road trip for less if gas averages under $3.50/gal. Gas is under that in most states. If you have to pay $0.40/kWh than a Prius will beat an EV if gas is under $5.60, which I believe is currently the case even in California. If you don't do road trips and can charge at home (which in most places should be a lot less than commercial DC charging) then EVs win in most states, although there are a few where due to high home electricity costs and low gas costs hybrids win even against home charging.
- hadlock 1y agoWe're definitely not taking any extended road trips in something as small as a Prius if we can help it