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pretending that a tiny battery is going to save a polluting SUV with an ICE is a joke.
You’re right that EVs are comfortably bestest for the flowers over their likely lifetime.
But they don’t work well for everyone yet, folk without a driveway, folk without £25k to spend, folk who do regular trips beyond the range of an EV.
I don’t think PHEVs are being marketed as anything other than a sensible compromise while the EV charging infrastructure gets itself together. Which they really, really are.
And, again, EVs are available as SUVs and PHEVs are available as small cars. The heavy SUV vs light car discussion is separate.
Hefty-
Don’t PHEVs need to be plugged in though, like on a driveway?
Totally agree that infrastructure needs to be improved all around but if someone doesn’t have a driveway, PHEV is an even worse choice. No way they’re going out of their way to charge a tiny battery at a station when they could spend 2 mins at a petrol station.
As for SUV vs light being a different discussion; I disagree. PHEV tech is being used to greenwash massive vehicles (look at the RR sport PHEV etc). Pathetic range, horribly larger ICE and lovely big tax discounts.
Soul
Absolutely. There’s no reason why the vast majority of journeys in a city can’t be made by foot, bike or public transport.
When I lived in London I cycled into work 80% of the time and took public transport almost everywhere else.
But it’s not the case for millions of people in the UK and pretending that a tiny battery is going to save a polluting SUV with an ICE is a joke.