I remember talking to someone on the bird site, maybe @peark.es , about this last year.
The reasons we opted for a PHEV are the reasons we got an SUV in the first place: to tow our camper into the mountains in summer, and to go skiing in winter.
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/b...
the irony here is "the kinds of things people buy trucks for" are different from "the kinds of things people actually use trucks for". Anyhow I have never had an ounce of regret with mine.
Yeah they somehow managed to interview both those types: the latter guy, who was just annoyed about bad winter mileage while driving his kids to hockey in Michigan, and the former guy, who evidently tows trailers 50,000 miles a year??
To the hockey guy I'd say, who cares? Even at 1/2 mileage, you're paying 18¢/mile, vs at least like 22¢/mile for a gas pickup. And then you crush the gas option in stop-go driving and outside of winter.
To the construction guy, I'd say delegate more to your managers. 300mi/day is nuts.
