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Westend61/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Let s be honest: electric vehicles can get a bad rap.
Maybe it s range anxiety. Or the scarcity and uncertainty of public charging stations. Both are valid reasons why some Americans are dubious of electric vehicles.
More industry watchers are now arguing a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) may be the "ideal" powertrain of choice for those wanting to try out EVs. Plug-in hybrids have a gasoline engine, at least one electric motor and a battery pack, which can be charged via regenerative braking or a plug. Some PHEVs can even travel up to 60 miles in electric mode.
They were once seen as a temporary solution to EV adoption. Not anymore.
"The reality is electric vehicles won t work for everyone not now, not in the next five or even 15 years," Robby DeGraff, an analyst at AutoPacific, told ABC News. "There will always be people living in apartments or homes who don t have a place to plug in. We should not be forcing EVs on people.&
(NEW YORK) Let's be honest: electric vehicles can get a bad rap. Maybe it's range anxiety. Or the scarcity and uncertainty of public charging stations.
(NEW YORK) Let's be honest: electric vehicles can get a bad rap. Maybe it's range anxiety. Or the scarcity and uncertainty of public charging stations. Both are valid reasons why some Americans are dubious of electric vehicles. More industry watchers are now arguing a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) may be the "ideal" powertrain
Westend61/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Let s be honest: electric vehicles can get a bad rap.Maybe it s range anxiety. Or the scarcity and uncertainty of public charging stations. Both are