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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)

aitchnyu 13 hours ago | parent [-]

Now I see why ZF two-speed transmission for EVs exist

https://www.whichcar.com.au/advice/zf-2-speed-ev-transmissio...