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A PHEV is good for lots of folks.
It would suit me. When we use the car it’s a short bop to the tip or to parents 15 miles away, for which electric is great, or it’s a holiday to Europe or Scotland or The Lakes for which electric would be tricky.
ETA: I don’t have one, I’m too tight.
Hefty-
But when they're in EV mode, the battery is too small and the ICE engine shortens the range, meaning more electricity is required per mile (that electricity is still partly generated by fossil fuels). When you're doing a long trip, the petrol engine has to work harder as it's carrying a heavy battery so pollutes more than a conventional ICE.
They're also more complicated than either a conventional ICE or an EV and so servicing is more expensive.
It's literally the worst of both worlds and a total con job.
Soul
Yeah. Around 70 miles of EV range and then it's topped up by a petrol generator like Toyota non-plug in hybrids.
Hybrids can fuck right off.