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Re:UK: Two millionth electric car registered as market rebou... by loudmax on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @04:11PM (#48027838)
Yes, my Prius Prime handles highway speeds perfectly fine on battery. In fact, the acceleration is great in pure EV mode.

It just doesn't have much range: only about 25 miles on my 2018 model. Newer models advertise up to 44 miles on EV.

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Re:UK: Two millionth electric car registered as market rebou... by jeffbee on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @04:21PM (#48027969)
Sure, that's the obvious downside of them. But in the role where they spend ~10h slowly charging overnight from a standard plug, about 25-45 miles is all you'd expect to enjoy in a steady state.

I had a PHEV Honda and I put 20 gallons of fuel in it over 6 years. The system works in the niche for which it was designed.

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