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The withering dream of a cheap American electric car

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152 points voisin | 1 comments | 17 Nov 24 23:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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gradus_ad ◴[18 Nov 24 15:56 UTC] No.42173583[source]▶
Why isn't there more focus on plain old Hybrids? Not PHEV's... Aren't they a best of both worlds approach? What am I missing.
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1. j_bum ◴[18 Nov 24 16:00 UTC] No.42173629[source]▶
Right? I drive an accord hybrid (2023) and get ~53 mpg city and ~48 mpg interstate.

I have a hard time imagining switching to a full EV or going back to traditional ICE.