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Makes sense that a lot of PHEVs are SUVs as there internal space to spare.
The RAV4 PHEV is only very marginally smaller in the boot compared to its ICE and mild hybrid variants.
Acliff-
It's range is also limited in comparison though.
There's a circle they are trying to square
MPG efficiency
Cabin space
Complexity
Range / convenience
Price *All things equal, i.e. same chassis, Ice wins on every measure except slightly lower MPG
* before tax breaks
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Makes sense that a lot of PHEVs are SUVs as there internal space to spare.
Nooooo! SUVs are the least space efficient cars on the road. Flared shoulders, big wheel arches, raised ride height all take away from cabin space.
The reason they make PHEV SUVs is because that’s what people buy. They don’t care about cabin space, they want their car to look butch.
Howard
Hefty
It might be that you are getting better mpg, but in the same size chassis as an ICE equiv. but with much less internal cabin space, as you've stuffed the chassis with an ICE, a battery, and two electric motors, another drive system etc.