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Agreed that PHEV's would bridge the gap. When I sold my Leaf I almost got a Prius Prime. But with only 4 seats (maybe they have 5 now) it wasn't going to work out. Sadly, OEMs seem bent on going all EV.
One thing about PHEV's is that it seems they'd be destined to always cost more than a pure ICEV, whereas there's a chance some day battery prices will come down to the point that a pure BEV could be cheaper to manufacturer. Of course as Redpoint5 pointed out customers will spend as much as they can. And as long as electrical prices remain low the total cost of ownership of a PHEV could be lower than a pure ICEV.
I'm not saying EV's are the future savior of our planet, nor am I going to get into politics and fight for or against them. It's the threat that governments and OEMs are wanting to go all EV in the future that has me thinking. If 10 years from now all that's available to buy are ginormous electric SUV's then I'm screwed.
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