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by nikau 1153 days ago
> benefits of an EV but can fall back to your gasoline car for trips.

Why not just get a pehv
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barbazoo 1153 days ago
Having both, ICE and EV tech under the hood means more technology that can fail. Heavier than either, less EV range, possibly no subsidy in some jurisdictions, things like that.
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nikau 1152 days ago
That's cool in Gartner research theory land, but Prius and hybrid Camrys confirm its nonsense.
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barbazoo 1152 days ago
> That's cool in Gartner research theory land, but Prius and hybrid Camrys confirm its nonsense.

The Prius Prime has a range of 72km according to [0] so it's clearly not "nonsense".

[0] https://www.toyota.ca/toyota/en/vehicles/prius-prime/feature...

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nikau 1152 days ago
I was referring to the reliability and weight claims.

And 72km is still higher than the average US trip distance, and it will kick over to petrol to augment any occasions when you go over that.

Its literally the best of both worlds - plug in charging convenience for the bulk of your driving and fast refuelling for the times when you need to do road trips.

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