boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoBattery electric vehicles lose their spark in Europe as hybrids steal the showwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down116
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkBattery electric vehicles lose their spark in Europe as hybrids steal the showwww.theregister.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarenarc0tic_bird@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down3·11 months agoPeople still go on holiday once or twice a year, snd many travel by car and always prefer their own car over rental. A 100 mile range EV being good for 95% of your use cases doesn’t help you much with the other 5%.
minus-squarebr3d@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down3·11 months agoPeople need to hire vehicles occasionally rather than buy more polluting vehicles against some rare edge case
minus-squarenarc0tic_bird@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI’m not saying they shouldn’t rent a car for these occasions, I’m just saying that’s probably the reason why hybrids are more popular.
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People still go on holiday once or twice a year, snd many travel by car and always prefer their own car over rental. A 100 mile range EV being good for 95% of your use cases doesn’t help you much with the other 5%.
People need to hire vehicles occasionally rather than buy more polluting vehicles against some rare edge case
I’m not saying they shouldn’t rent a car for these occasions, I’m just saying that’s probably the reason why hybrids are more popular.
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