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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: 0.207s | 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. tallowen ◴[18 Nov 24 16:06 UTC] No.42173713[source]▶
Plain hybrids currently do sell better than PHEVs or EVs.

I'm not sure in which "best of both worlds" a standard hybrid is better than a PHEV - a PHEV allows for cheaper fuel (grid electricity) when it's available. That being said, the extra cost is associated with larger batteries than standard hybrids. As batteries come down in price / size, I'm not sure why people would want a standard hybrid over a PHEV.