Hybrid sales booming
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Hybrids aren't a long term solution in that they don't free us from using oil, thats the point. Ultimately the future is going to be oil free, that future is just a long way off.
The thing about PHEVs are that they just aren't as impressive to drive as an EV. I LOVE the PHEV powertrain in the Pacifica, but I am really on the fence about say a PHEV S580e...in a car like that I want a powertrain that really wows me, and to me thats either the V8 or its a full EV.
The thing about PHEVs are that they just aren't as impressive to drive as an EV. I LOVE the PHEV powertrain in the Pacifica, but I am really on the fence about say a PHEV S580e...in a car like that I want a powertrain that really wows me, and to me thats either the V8 or its a full EV.
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Thats just absurd. Far and away the main usage of petroleum is for gasoline, 2/3rds of it is used for gasoline as a fact. Reducing or eliminating the use of petroleum to power vehicles would in fact cut the use of petroleum by 2/3rds. Because...math.
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Nobody buys a BEV to save the environment. I own 3 (if you count my daughters Bolt which we technically loaned her the down payment, four) and I'm no environmentalist, although I do have a vegetable garden. If you want to know why we've switched to BEV, come visit us in EV chat. Climate is already F'ed
ok folks, let's stay out of 'climate change' debate, and whether ev's are 'better' or not is not relevant.
the point is, hybrid sales are booming, but again, what i don't get is whether car companies do well with them from a profitability standpoint... packing an electric drivetrain AND an ice drivetrain AND the gearing/control to switch between them can't be cheap. i don't hang out at dealers checking inventory but my impression is for vehicles available in non-hybrid and hybrid configs the latter is often in short (or no) supply.
the point is, hybrid sales are booming, but again, what i don't get is whether car companies do well with them from a profitability standpoint... packing an electric drivetrain AND an ice drivetrain AND the gearing/control to switch between them can't be cheap. i don't hang out at dealers checking inventory but my impression is for vehicles available in non-hybrid and hybrid configs the latter is often in short (or no) supply.
edit: my bad you said 4 with bolt
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