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It seems the current version is a plug in hybrid which has always seemed a good solution to me. The cheapness and eco friendliness of electric for daily use but
by tim333 1y ago
It seems the current version is a plug in hybrid which has always seemed a good solution to me. The cheapness and eco friendliness of electric for daily use but not risking running out of charge on a longer journey.
Reading reviews of journalist switching to electric cars it often seems to go ok until they are stranded at midnight with no power and screaming kids because some charger was out of operation and they say that's it and return to petrol.
- dzhiurgis 1y agoPHEVs are worst of both worlds - terrible performance, high maintenance cost. You are 100% sure to replace its battery in cars lifetime, likely multiple times at cost close to Tesla's total battery replacement. Likelihood of replacing Tesla's battery - less than 1%. And sure PHEVs do have their use cases - living somewhere where no charge infrastructure exists AND hauling huge loads over long distances - sure! But that use case is like less than 1% for family SUV (and perhaps less than 10% for truck). Getting stranded with no power and screaming kids can happen with petrol too, it has nothing to do with technology.