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Say you were considering two vehicles that are NOT similar (oh yes, this is fun!). One is a PHEV SUV, the other is a full EV performance sedan. Your usage profile means both will "work", but the PHEV being more versatile, would allow for a usage scenario where you'd otherwise have to take your backup gas vehicle, as the EV would increase the required time for travel by at least a day and add significant frustration (think 1,500km drive).
The PHEV has around 50km of full electric range however (24kWh battery), which means 90% of the usage profile could be in full EV mode (based on current driving patterns). It's luxurious, rides extremely well, and is, of course, absolutely gorgeous. Gas usage would only be required for trips out of town (rare) and driving to the cottage in the summer. It has significant interior room and a decent amount of power, at 389HP. Gas mileage is 50mpge combined electric+gas, 20mpg combined city/highway with no electric, 26mpg highway with no electric.
The manufacturer has been making PHEV's for quite a while now and the PHEV powertrain is a ZF product with basically an electric motor replacing the torque converter.
The other contender is a fully electric sedan. It's smaller inside, is a car, so clearly lower to the ground and nowhere near as spacious. It however, has absolutely intoxicating acceleration and performance. It's a first model year though, so that might raise a red flag for some. Interior appointments aren't quite as upscale as the PHEV, but it's also less expensive.
Your significant other likes the PHEV better than the EV due to the ride height and practicality and says you don't need a 534HP sedan because you've now passed 40, lol.
So, in this hypothetical scenario, would you go practical (how I suspect the voting will go) or performance?
The PHEV has around 50km of full electric range however (24kWh battery), which means 90% of the usage profile could be in full EV mode (based on current driving patterns). It's luxurious, rides extremely well, and is, of course, absolutely gorgeous. Gas usage would only be required for trips out of town (rare) and driving to the cottage in the summer. It has significant interior room and a decent amount of power, at 389HP. Gas mileage is 50mpge combined electric+gas, 20mpg combined city/highway with no electric, 26mpg highway with no electric.
The manufacturer has been making PHEV's for quite a while now and the PHEV powertrain is a ZF product with basically an electric motor replacing the torque converter.
The other contender is a fully electric sedan. It's smaller inside, is a car, so clearly lower to the ground and nowhere near as spacious. It however, has absolutely intoxicating acceleration and performance. It's a first model year though, so that might raise a red flag for some. Interior appointments aren't quite as upscale as the PHEV, but it's also less expensive.
Your significant other likes the PHEV better than the EV due to the ride height and practicality and says you don't need a 534HP sedan because you've now passed 40, lol.
So, in this hypothetical scenario, would you go practical (how I suspect the voting will go) or performance?