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Originally Posted by Idaho2018GTPremium
Also, manufacturers have found that people often don't charge their PHEVs, so they often run around on just ICE. But since the PHEVs are heavier than the ICE only counterparts, they get worse gas mileage than just a plain old ICE car. So, to get the environmental benefits out of a PHEV, they need to be charged regularly and driven around electric only.
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So what? PHEV people own their vehicle, have their own judgement.
I liked the Volt (and had previously considered buying). It was off the target in conception. A cheaper battery, and overall, that leaves interstate speeds to the engine would've been better. On second thought, maybe too small a niche after just a hybrid.
A PHEV with almost no battery range, just EV acceleration would be pretty
interesting, for someone wealthy though.
In an opposite way, news about EV heat pumps is boring. Just use a propane auxillary heater. Screw it.