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1. Toutouxc · 1790593900 · focus · HN ↗

   I used to like hybrids, and obviously series hybrids are the coolest kind of hybrids, but now that I’m driving a budget EV, I honestly don’t see the point anymore. Just get the EV and skip the awkward half-way step that inherits the most expensive and complicated parts from both designs.

   Seeing a sleek modern car pull away whisper quiet and then start the ICE 3 seconds later with a stutter and a puff of water vapor from underneath is the most schizophrenic sight, it somehow feels more dated than actual ICE cars.

   Unless you live in bumfuck nowhere with expensive electricity, zero solar power and a daily 5 hour commute, an EV will likely work just fine for you.

   1. acomjean · 1790595668 · focus · HN ↗

      Also city dwellers with street parking and it’s hard charge, so a pure EV is a bad fit.

      Hybrids with their good mileage although complex are a good fit for those.

      1. xattt · 1790595999 · focus · HN ↗

         Is the hybrid car then just a social cover for “I want gas savings, but where I live doesn’t have EVSEs?”

         It almost reminds me of mechanical alarm clocks from the 70s, where they are designed to look like an electronic model but are just driven by AC motors (1).

         (1) <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=_zWqweWjsbU" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=_zWqweWjsbU

         1. jgalt212 · 1790596860 · focus · HN ↗

            I recently got a hybrid because I wanted better gas mileage--no more, no less. Without subsidies, I can&#x27;t get the math to work for an EV.

            1. twilo · 1790600197 · focus · HN ↗

               It just depends on gas prices vs. electricity cost in your area.

               For example in the US it makes perfect sense to own an EV in California, but no sense in Texas for example.

               1. syedkarim · 1790601315 · focus · HN ↗

                  I don’t understand the logic of this. Can you math it out?

                  1. georgeecollins · 1790602373 · focus · HN ↗

                     Not going to do the math but in California gas is expensive and tax rebates still exist. Where I work there is a charger at most parking spaces.

                     <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;taxfoundation.org&#x2F;data&#x2F;all&#x2F;state&#x2F;gas-taxes-state&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;taxfoundation.org&#x2F;data&#x2F;all&#x2F;state&#x2F;gas-taxes-state&#x2F;

                     <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gov.ca.gov&#x2F;2026&#x2F;08&#x2F;07&#x2F;governor-newsom-announces-3500-instant-rebates-now-available-for-californians-buying-their-first-zero-emission-vehicle&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gov.ca.gov&#x2F;2026&#x2F;08&#x2F;07&#x2F;governor-newsom-announces-...

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