>> It’s difficult to see why any private individual would buy a plug in hybrid over
>> an electric vehicle.
Its not at all difficult to see. There is NO Ev that does what I need. A Hybrid does.
> If you drive mainly locally with only the occasional longer journey
A lot of people dont. I dont.
>it's not worth lugging a heavy petrol engine around for the odd time you wish to travel further afield just to "save" a few hours a year.
Its amazing how selective people become with "facts."
Fact 1. A set of rechargeable batteries and motor weight more than an ICE with a full tank of gas. The full tank of gas goes down in weight as its used. I dont see the battery pack doing that, do you?
There are ONLY two reasons (no matter ow hard you try make them up to justify your EV choice)
1/ Environment
2/ Running costs*. (*That will be changed by taxation eventually)
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