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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. BadBadJellyBean · 1790596541 · focus · HN ↗

         Are they though? I mean you also don't have a gas station at the curb but you get by. Maybe you just need to charge at a public charging point. Just because you have an EV doesn't mean you absolute NEED to charge at home for it to make sense.

         1. texruska · 1790598392 · focus · HN ↗

            Public charging is almost as expensive as gas though

            1. hdgvhicv · 1790644070 · focus · HN ↗

               Far more in the U.K, well maybe with the recent petrol increases.

               In April it cost about 14p mile off the motorway for petrol, 17 on the motorway (higher prices). Today it’s another 3p due to Iran, so 17/20p a mile.

               Home electric costs 2.5p a mile at night, 8p during the day. public charging is around 15p on a slow overnight charger and 24p on a fast charger.

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