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Testy Toad T2/25/2012 12:19:31 pm PST

re: #123 Targetpractice

Personally, I believe hybrids are a dead-end, plug-in hybrids more so. If the problem with hybrids is that they have to be plugged in in order to become useful over increased distances, then why not just ditch the gas engine entirely and go full electric.

Having the freedom to putter along on a gasoline engine if circumstances dictate is a very important mental safety blanket to drivers who aren’t used to needing to keep an exact count on how far they’ve driven since the last charge (and other more esoteric stuff like the outside air temperature). Without a complete revolution in battery chemistry, electrical infrastructure and a number of other things, electric vehicles are always going to be charged in timeframes in excess of an hour.