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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: 0.212s | 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. deskamess ◴[18 Nov 24 18:30 UTC] No.42175386[source]▶
I think they can work well if you do a lot of city driving (where you brake a lot). So in a sense, it's the best of both worlds.

They are cheaper than pure EV's and do not require the home charging infrastructure.