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Plug-In Hybrids May Not Be The Small First Step Towards EV Adoption After All
19 Oct 2024 | Abstracted from Jalopnik
"Consumers aren't too happy with their plug-in hybrids despite the fact they're billed as a bridge between gas-powered cars and electric vehicles."
"Right now, there are 41 PHEVs for sale in the U.S...the cars can go between 25 and 40 miles on a full charge and can be juiced up at home...Overall satisfaction on a 1,000-point scale with PHEVs is 669 while mass-market satisfaction with BEVs is 716..."
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