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Originally Posted by redpoint5
The average commute in the US is 30 miles, so the RAV4 Prime's 40 mile EV range is ideally suited to cover a majority of trips.
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People that live in our city I'm sure average less than 20 miles a day. I only go about 7-10 and live on the edge of town. There are thousands that live one direction or the other in the 5 valleys that make up our hub where 30 miles wouldn't be enough, but more than 1/2 the population is right here in the city limits. But the people here also like to take long trips out into the mountains, take long dirt roads, lose cell phone coverage for days, let alone be able to find a place to charge. That makes the PHEV, especially an upright AWD one, ideal. I especially love how Toyota is working the AWD. I hope Chevy does something similar, combine a Volt, a Malibu hybrid, and a new Trailblazer. Ford needs to get AWD on their plug in hybrid Escape and Edge.
A EV is great as a 2nd or 3rd car, but most people around here want a little more freedom than a pure EV offers.