Jon Weissman: More on electric and hybrid cars
Published: 5/19/2021 3:31:29 PM
Thank you for Eve Endicott’s May 15 guest column on electric and hybrid cars. It should help many folks with decision making.
As a hybrid C-Max owner, I do want to correct this sentence: “The transition from hybrid battery energy to gasoline-generated energy . is . not noticeable to the driver.”
Running on battery is of course silent and when the gas engine kicks in, it’s quiet but you can hear it. You can also set dashboard information to show it. And by listening to it and/or seeing it, you can control it to get better mpg when cruising. You can adjust back to battery power by adjusting your speed, usually safer.
Guest columnist Eve Endicott: Why I went with a plug-in hybrid car
A plug-in gasoline hybrid called Prius Prime pictured in 2016.
Published: 5/14/2021 10:40:21 AM
Not quite ready for an electric vehicle? Consider a plug-in hybrid for your next car I’m an early adopter!
I hope to eventually own a fully electric vehicle and don’t want to discourage others from buying one. When faced with the need for a new car, however, I determined I wasn’t ready to give up on the internal combustion engine altogether. Here is what I learned on the way to choosing what for me is the best of both worlds: a hybrid plug-in.