Is a Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Right for You? - Consumer Reports
www.consumerreports.org
CR explains why a plug-in hybrid vehicle, or PHEV might be the right choice for many. They run on electric power for shorter drives but can switch to gas for longer trips.

A pretty good overview of the benefits of PHEV, one of the fastest growing categories of cars in the USA today.

The tl;dr: Cheaper than EVs, takes gasoline for long-trips, are effectively electric for typical distances (~20mi to ~40mi depending on model).

However, I’d like to add that PHEVs are incredibly varied. Everyone can agree that a Prius Prime is efficient and environmental, but PHEVs like the Jeep Wrangler 4xe is incredibly inefficient. Furthermore, Jeep buyers have a reputation of not even charging the batteries!!

All in all, it seems like a good article so I feel like its worth sharing.

  • dragontamer@lemmy.worldOP
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    9 months ago

    Survey results pointing to shoddy reliability is… not a bias though. Its just the facts for now.

    Consumer Reports always favored reliability / low-maintenance above all else. They don’t care very much about speed or zoom-zoom factor. If a car does poorly their reliability metrics, they’ll shit on that car.

    Hopefully EV makers improve their reliability over time.

    • jqubed@lemmy.world
      1·
      9 months ago

      I’m thinking that will go up as the legacy manufacturers build more models. They just have to learn the new power train; they already know how to build cars. The startups are having to learn how to do everything, which gives them a lot more places to fail. I’m sure EV reliability metrics are not being helped by Tesla’s current market dominance.