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They're probably ideal for people like me who spend most of their time with 10 mile round journeys interspersed with the odd 250+ miles non-stop. (I don't have one, I've got an older style Toyota hybrid which seems to get better MPG than an equivalent ICE).
Ultimately though they're all pretty polluting and arguably the whole EV thing is a bit of a con job.
aggi-
PHEVs with 40-50 mile range seem like a good middle ground, but very few of those around, and their prices are pretty similar to full EVs of similar size.
A Ford Kuga PHEV is £38k, and as electric range of 39 miles. The Hyundai & KIA PHEV suvs are 44k+ and the Toyota RAV4 PHEV is 50k.
Not too different from similar size EVs now.
I think PHEVs are very popular in the US, just a lot more long driving trips that might have to rely on 'gasoline'
Acliff
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.