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Originally Posted by JSH
People do not understand PHEVs. They get hung up on the all-electric range instead of looking at the cost savings. US buyers also overwhelmingly look at purchase cost instead of total cost to own.
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I figured public knowledge of EVs and PHEVs would have improved quite a lot in the last half-decade, and maybe it has, but I'm not getting that impression.
You think people are just bad a math, or can't be bothered to do math?
I really have a hard time understanding things from the typical consumer perspective as I'm not very influenced by opinion, and feel the need to find answers myself.
Even my wimpy Prius plug-in, if charged only once per day, would deliver 4,400 EV miles per year. That's not nothing. With 25 miles of EV range, I bet 2/3rd of my miles would be EV. At 40 miles of EV range, I think that goes up to 80%.
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Originally Posted by Phase
real question is why didnt anyone buy many plug in ioniq hybrids? better mpg than the prime, more horse power, cheaper, and looked better...
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Ioniq EV was on my radar. If I wanted an PHEV I suppose it would have been too. Everybody knows what a Prius is though, and hardly anyone could tell you what an Ioniq is, or who manufactures it.