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Re:EV Sales Now Equal 17% of World Auto Sales by baking on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @12:57AM (#38187256)
I own a 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid. It is cheaper to drive than an electric (less than ten cents a mile) and cost of ownership is much, much less. Also, not everyone who owns a house has a garage.
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Re:EV Sales Now Equal 17% of World Auto Sales by jjeaff on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:18AM (#38187919)
interestingly, the accord hybrid gets around 47 mpg. only about 11mpg more than the gas version.
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Re:EV Sales Now Equal 17% of World Auto Sales by Turskarama on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @05:40AM (#38188684)
With Hybrids it gets pretty tricky, because the highway economy is about the same as an ICE car while the city economy is much better. Just looking at the combined fuel usage doesn't help much.

If you live in a city and do mostly city driving then hybrids are worth it, if you do mostly highway driving then they're a waste of money.

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Re:EV Sales Now Equal 17% of World Auto Sales by girafffe_i on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @08:48AM (#38190241)
Does 10c/mi account for replacing the battery every 150k miles?
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