The problem is that something that works for me 90% of the time ends up completely fucking me the other 10%. That might be manageable, but the thing is that the easiest way to manage it is to just get a vehicle with more range.
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No, I'm pretty sure me and most everyone else have a pretty firm grasp on how far we need to go regularly, dude bros in jacked up F350s that live in the suburbs notwithstanding..
My minimum is, using only 60% of the battery (like you're supposed to), 100 freeway miles after 10 years of ownership. I won't use it like that regularly, but car that can't go 100 miles between stops isn't worth owning.
Doing the math, that works out to about 200-250 EPA range. I'll settle for the lower side of those numbers and stress the battery on long drives, but I'd rather not.
I get shit on every fucking time I say this. Forcing people to EVs is stupid as fuck. PHEV is the sweet spot to reduce emissions.
From a use perspective, yes. But do you really want to produce and carry around all parts needed for a combustion engine when you need it 10% percent of the time? It's like constantly driving around with a trailer attached because you might need to sleep in it three days a year.
Not really. In practice it has zero effect on my daily commute. I might lose a few kwh due to weight but it's nearly trivial. Engine maintenance might be 1-2k over 5 years and that's well worth the ability to drive electric 98% of the time and not having an ounce of range anxiety. Far less cumbersome than adding hours to my traveling when I need range. I believe the vast majority of Americans probably fall into this use case.
The PHEV f150 is the perfect truck for most truck owners and believing folks are going to deal with 100 miles of range just ain't happening.
What you say is right, but I'm not only talking about enrgy consumption i use but also during production. There is a lot of stuff you dont need for a EV-only car that you have to manufacture additonally and a lot of that stuff consumes significant amounts of energy and materials.
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