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photon · 05-24-2024, 05:24 PM

We thought the same thing when looking for a replacement for my wife's Civic, a PHEV with enough range to get to work and back on battery only would be perfect.

PHEVs with a range of I think 50km or more counts for the $5000 cash from Canada for electric cars.. was enough to bring the Kia Niro PHEV close to the price for the ICE one.. well in theory anyway, the Kia dealership I went to outright told me that they have $5k or more premium over MSRP to even start talking about the Niro so I walked out.

The small battery of a plugin hybrid is nice in a way because you can reasonably expect to charge it on 110V overnight enough to get to work and back on battery the next day for a lot of ppl.

As far as replacing the battery I don't think that'll be a thing you'll have to worry about owning the car any reasonable amount of time unless you're constantly draining it out of that 30%-70% range. Needing a battery replacement is pretty rare. And a 10kWh battery is going to be a lot cheaper than a 80+kWh one in a full EV.

That said it does happen.

05-24-2024, 05:24 PM	#5620
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	We thought the same thing when looking for a replacement for my wife's Civic, a PHEV with enough range to get to work and back on battery only would be perfect. PHEVs with a range of I think 50km or more counts for the $5000 cash from Canada for electric cars.. was enough to bring the Kia Niro PHEV close to the price for the ICE one.. well in theory anyway, the Kia dealership I went to outright told me that they have $5k or more premium over MSRP to even start talking about the Niro so I walked out. The small battery of a plugin hybrid is nice in a way because you can reasonably expect to charge it on 110V overnight enough to get to work and back on battery the next day for a lot of ppl. As far as replacing the battery I don't think that'll be a thing you'll have to worry about owning the car any reasonable amount of time unless you're constantly draining it out of that 30%-70% range. Needing a battery replacement is pretty rare. And a 10kWh battery is going to be a lot cheaper than a 80+kWh one in a full EV. That said it does happen. __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.