▲ | NoPicklez 17 hours ago | |||||||
For me its simply the ride feel and the tech within the car. Full EV's whilst not having great highway mileage, still get excellent mileage compared to a full ICE when in and around the city. If you have a plug in hybrid, I don't really see the point in having to charge a battery and put petrol in the car. I don't care so much on the environmental side, however for a hybrid you still have an engine that consumes petrol, as opposed to just having a larger battery. Which is then a petrol engine, plus a transmission and clutch which require maintenance just like any other ICE. Lastly here in Australia a full charge only costs around $20-35 as opposed to around $80-90 for a full tank of petrol. | ||||||||
▲ | ProllyInfamous 17 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||
>plus a transmission and clutch which require maintenance None of the Toyota Hybrids have either (instead, a Pn10 [n=6,7,8] orbital gearbox [0]), but they do have the ICE maintenance requirements. Conversely, the inevitable battery replacement is much less expensive on a hybrid. Fun fact: the main electric rotor redlines at 17,000+ RPM >don't really see the point in having to charge a battery and put petrol in the car You can do either/and, depending upon driving style. For example, if you mostly drive locally you probably don't ever need to gas it up — but be sure to use ethanol-free fuel if so (to not gunk up fuel system). [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dHeRJdrnI8&t=5082s (p610 transaxle assembly / theory of operation) | ||||||||
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