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Originally Posted by jyl

This article (Bloomberg, may be paywalled) describes a resurgence of interest in hybrids.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-04/ev-charging-issues-price-drive-hybrid-car-sales?srnd=premium&sref=eCUg41rA

Take the current Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid. 44 miles EV range, 52 mpg as hybrid. Instead of the cost, weight, environmental, and China supply chain penalty of hauling a 250 mile battery on your daily 10-30 mile driving, run on a 44-mile battery. For longer trips, run on gas with high mpg.

Makes a lot of sense, both individually and for the environment.

When I drove our old Prius (gen 2), I never knew what gas prices were - it was almost irrelevant. If we had a current plug-in Prius (or similar), I would almost never touch a pump except on roadtrips. Gas could be $10/gal and I wouldn't care.

I've often thought that a hybrid makes far more sense, at least for most of us in the US.