This is what a single trip to the hardware store looks like out where my parents live.
Notice the miles driven, time it took, and remaining battery status (started this at 100%).
But by all means, please keep telling us electric cars only work in cities.
@Jessica I have mixed feelings about plug-in hybrids. I suppose that's appropriate ;)
If they all worked like the OG Volt, where the car could offer 100% power at any time without using the engine, I'd be more receptive to them. But way too many will start the engines up for more power, and are compromised as EVs.
They're also just... really hard to get people to use correctly, unfortunately. A lot of the Gen 1 Volts just don't get charged at all by their second and third owners.
@Jessica That's the trouble, though, a plug-in hybrid that never gets charged is worse than a conventional hybrid. They're almost always less-efficient on gas because of the added weight.
So unless you can *and will* charge them, you're better off with an ordinary hybrid.
This isn't to say there aren't plenty of folks charging theirs as often as they can, but it's a complication to consider on a lifecycle basis.
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