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Plug-In Hybrid SUVs: Where are they all?
RickFromPleasanton
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Hello, my wife and I are beginning research into a post-retirement comfortable SUV. We want hybrid and the Lexus 450 and Toyota Highlander are certainly strong candidates. But the Toyota RAV4 Prime caught my eye for its status as a PHEV. That got me excited for what seemed like the perfect category of car for me, but my excitement dissipated when I concluded that there are precious few vehicles in this niche. I wish I could tell the Lexus dealer that we want the 450H and we want it in the plug-in model. We want that Highlander in PH, please.
We can't do that. And that got me wondering whatever happened to what was once forecast to be a plug-in revolution. Why don't all hybrid models offer a plug-in option? What happened to this bold new idea? Did it get swallowed up in the EV wave? If so, why?
We can't do that. And that got me wondering whatever happened to what was once forecast to be a plug-in revolution. Why don't all hybrid models offer a plug-in option? What happened to this bold new idea? Did it get swallowed up in the EV wave? If so, why?
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https://www.carfax.com/blog/best-plug-in-hybrid
p.s. - I wouldn't expect too many more, automakers are going after the EV market, and some European countries are not happy with plug-ins, because folks don't plug them in, burning gas like (or worse than) a regular hybrid.