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Re:New EVs Still Can't Beat the Efficiency of a Plug-In Hybrid by idontwantthis on Monday March 04, 2024 @05:08PM (#39596804)
They are also so expensive. Niro hybrid: $27 k, phev: $34k

With the hybrid getting 53mpg you would need to drive a crazy number of miles to make back the difference, but that crazy number of miles would all be in short trips so I don’t see how it could happen.

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Re:New EVs Still Can't Beat the Efficiency of a Plug-In Hybrid by duped on Monday March 04, 2024 @11:12PM (#39599360)
27k is reasonable for the price of a new car. Everything but the cheapest of vehicles is around there these days.
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Re:New EVs Still Can't Beat the Efficiency of a Plug-In Hybrid by idontwantthis on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @01:01AM (#39599944)
I meant the PHEV is so expensive compared to the hybrid, which is the base model. After doing the math, I think it’s mainly there to drive people to buy the EV for only a few $k more.
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