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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Ya, I've thought that as well. The drawbacks are you still have to do regular oil changes, risk of fuel going bad, and dragging around an ICE when you don't need it. But in the short term I think it is a good way to go. 500km range batteries are expensive, and there simply isn't the current capacity to put them in all new vehicles. But if every new vehicle had a small one for around town driving? That's doable.
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I have a plug in hybrid van as there isn't a full electric family Vehicle big enough for us. We're at 9000km and have spent about $200ish in gas and $180 in electricity.
I think all plug in hybrids regularly cycle the engine on to move fuel and gas around to avoid that issue. Depending on the model, oil changes are pretty rare. Our warranty says we have to do it at 16000km, when oil change indicator says (350 hours) or 1 year
A 500km range is not necessary for 95+% of owners. Most of the time you're charging at home and almost all newer EVs charge at 100 kW or more, meaning quick top ups. I feel like 350km would be the sweet spot for our family and we travel to Alberta regularly. The trouble for now is there's almost zero charging infrastructure in northern Alberta