@acemaxxanalytics I had a plug-in hybrid. Kept it less than a year. Hardly ever needed the petrol engine but it was horribly inefficient as an EV. Never again.
@acemaxxanalytics PHEVs were basically sabotaged because they never got the subsidies that BEVs got. This created an illusion of BEV success. But reality is catching up to BEVs. As a result, market forces are shifting consumer interests to HEVs and PHEVs. BEVs sales will plateau or even starting decline because they are simply too expensive.
I bought these guys a long time ago from Paul Cook at ‘Blind Beggar Miniatures’, now sadly defunct. They are simple sculpts, and it took me while to get to them, but again recently tried to make them work. The latest two are on the right, others are much old paint job. Have now dug out the rest and will try to make more progress with the set #miniatures#minipainter#minipainting#paintingminis#cthulhu#deepones#Hybrids#blindbeggar#paulcook
It’s an unpopular opinion among EV purists, but I think hybrids will reduce a lot more carbon emissions than BEVs, for the simple reason that way more people can switch. Even without access to charging outlets, hybrids are far more efficient thanks to their regenerative braking. With access to outlets, they are as good as EVs within their electric range, which will account for most of the daily commutes of their owners, and all with far smaller batteries and better costs of ownership than BEVs.
The way to eliminate emissions due to personal transportation is not to put people in BEVs. It’s to eliminate commutes and massively invest in (electrified) public transportation.
@richardknott Sure, but what’s the opportunity cost? Prius Prime drivers weren’t ever going to buy BEVs anyway. How much more emissions would they have produced with ICE?
It’s the perfect vs the good argument. I think hybrids and PHEVs will reduce more total carbon faster than BEVs, because more people adopt them, even if their individual reductions aren’t as dramatic as BEV.
"The #EPA said that under its final rule, the industry could meet the limits if 56% of new vehicle sales are electric by 2032, along with at least 13% plug-in #hybrids
The EPA rule applies to model years 2027 to 2032 and will significantly reduce #emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases, as well as other #AirPollution such as nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from new passenger cars, light trucks and pickups."