Why aren’t there more hybrid vehicles before we go to all electric cars & trucks?
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Hybrids are generally more expensive up front. Have more *potential* for expensive maintenance. And are generally lower performance vehicles.
They do get wildly better gas mileage though.
To touch on the three reasons:
1. More expensive upfront. It’s got an ICE engine, and gearbox, so it’s still got all the costs of a regular car. But now add a powerful electric motor(s) and a big ass battery and now you’ve got a lot of the expenses of an electric car. It’s the cost of both.
2. Touching on the same thing. The more moving parts you have, the more variety of parts that will wear out over time. Now we put a lot of effort into preventing that. But it will *eventually* happen to everything. Hybrids have a lot more moving parts (see being 1/2 ICE and 1/2 electric) . So there’s a pretty significant risk of more frequent or more common repairs.
3. They had to shrink the engine so they could fit the motor and battery. They had to shrink the motor and battery to fit in with the engine. It’s not as powerful as an electric or an ICE of the same size. Which some people like to have good acceleration in their cars.
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