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Agreed on all counts, vehicles are a very complicated product segment so specifics will always matter a lot, but overall running costs are usually going to go in favor of the EV assuming you can charge at home or at your destination. Something like a Prius Prime is probably the only type of vehicle that can realistically compete on running costs for the average consumer and it will probably be a lot more boring than any EV other than the Leaf or Bolt.

I do wish we had seen more performance oriented hybrids at reasonable price points since they get the benefits of instant torque without as much of a weight penalty as full EV but I think that we might already be a bit too late into the EV transition for that.




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