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Originally Posted by rmay635703
My view has always been that anything that allows you to better use your car is good if that’s a pusher go for it.
A proper commercial “pusher” would allow owners to continue using old tired “leaves” that no longer have enough battery capacity for daily use.
The trouble I’ve seen is you have a lot of purists who have zero tolerance for fuel burners, especially those from Europe they have no comprehension, or views of fair play , sadly that mentality seems to be present amongst most everyone these days.
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In my case, weighing the pusher's pros and cons got me more cons. If I used the ol' diesel VW as the pusher, that would have meant chopping up my long distance car. So meanwhile I'd have to borrow or rent to go long distances. I thought about using another engine, like what Oil Pan is doing. But for me it just didn't seem worth the time or effort.
Ideally it would be nice to own both a an EV and an ICEV, or just one PHEV. The problem is that EV tech, hybrid or not, is just too expensive to justify both. If I could trade my Prius over for a Volt or Spark EV or any EV with at least 4 seats, except maybe a Leaf, I would do that.