In the end, hybrid cars have the best features of gasoline and EVs, and have the most positive impact on the environment. Europe and the United States have been promoting EVs nationally in the hope of crushing Japanese manufacturers, but this seems to have ended in failure. Toyota Chairman Toyoda's statement was correct.
I've owned a GM Phev, and two ford HEV's and now a Toyota HEV, in my experience, unless it's a lexus or toyota HEV, it's not worth it.. The GM spent 90% of it's time being repaired, the Ford's never worked right, they had constant electrical issues.. by comparison the toyota has been bulletproof..
Toyota has been ahead of the curve on this... they have pretty much held back on pure EV (BEV) production and are pushing hybrids that give the consumer the best of both worlds, excellent fuel economy without the range anxiety... plus, you can build 90 hybrids for every BEV and still cut down on emissions drastically... 1 BEV will remove ~ 4 tons of carbon from the atmosphere each year while 90 hybrids will remove ~ 140 tons each year... I'm for BEVs, however, I believe the market should dictate their viability in the marketplace, not government mandates... if BEVs are to succeed they should have to satisfy the consumer in the marketplace, not force them to buy something that doesn't work for them.
Ask an EV owner whats the best part of their car, and they will overwhelmingly state that the lack of maintenance, quiet ride, and fast acceleration. None of which a Toyota Hybrid offers. Hybrids offee none of EVs best attributes.
@@CakebatteredLet me be very clear. I am in no way against EVs and fully support their development and introduction into the mix of vehicle power sources. What I am against is the government mandating that EVs become the only source of power for consumer vehicles. Let the markets determine their viability and acceptance. However, EVs still have a way to go to become mainstream. It is probably another 10-15 years before that happens. There are still many people who live in apartments, condos, and homes without access to charging. There are many other disadvantages of EVs for a lot of consumers which I won't list here and now. Yet, I am still pro EVs for the future of automotive power choices (not for deceptive climate change reasons) while I also believe hybrids are a positive transitional choice.
@SkyNetGeneral- Also most of the worlds oil is not used for fuel, it's used to create plastic. The main ingredient in plastic is a derivative of crude oil. So when the world stops making plastics, phones, computers, tvs ect then we should talk 😅
@@SkyNetGeneral- I think you misunderstand, MORE oil goes to making these products than to fuel. So the oil/emissions is greater. Car emissions peaked in the 90s and has been steadily declining since. The main issue is consumer goods/plastic as the main oil consuming culprit, which causes the greenhouse emissions. Also the creation of EV's needs 2700 gallons, so the emissions are frontloaded and exported rather than avoided. Such as the need to ship the batteries to foreign countries to be produced due to the need for coal baking for the graphite. If we did it in the US we'd break our emission limits, so we just export them. EV's are not a fix ;)
@@SkyNetGeneral- Also the myth of the advantage becomes apparent the more they are driven is also not true, as the battery only lasts approx 7-15 years the needs to be replaced (again more fuel). It's just not a good fix.
I bought a brand new 2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid LE a couple of months ago. It gets 58 mpg and can run for 650 miles without needing to refuel. I get that $7,500 tax credit for fuel efficient cars that I’ll claim on my federal income taxes too. 🔥 I bought it cash too, no auto loans.
PHEVs are the best. HEVs next. BEVs are OK as an extra car and if you have a garage to charge it. That's the reason BEV sales are plunging (including Tesla) while PHEV and HEV sales are dominating.
@@daneflanigan The google search: how much does it cost to replace battery in mustang mach e The top result: The average cost for a Ford Mustang Mach-E Hybrid High Voltage Battery Replacement is between $42,005 and $42,159. Labor costs are estimated between $590 and $744 while parts are typically priced around $41,415. This range does not include taxes and fees, and does not factor in your unique location.
BB please give us the whole picture don't just highlight the appealing part . Tell us about the maintenance and shop visit, who can work on them and cost of corse. My car need all change but all chage is $40 bucks for full synthetic and my acura is 330k as I am typing.
Last week, a BENZ EQE parked in the underground parking lot of an apartment building in South Korea spontaneously combusted, burning and damaging 783 cars in the parking lot. There are many buildings in South Korea that do not have sprinklers, so signs prohibiting the use of electric vehicles have been posted everywhere, and the trade-in market for used electric vehicles has plummeted, bringing sales to a fatal halt.
Right now if I plan to own a car for 10+ years it would be a Toyota hybrid. I would only lease a BEV. The BEV battery tech, lack of infrastructure in Canada, and out of warranty repair (lack of small garages capable of fixing BEVs) is too risky.
As a Engineer with experience in automobile i would say REV is only best options for North America. Few secret drawbacks that dealer won't say EV: ¤ Capacity drops to 50% in winter. ¤ Battery won't last more than 10 years. ¤ Cost of replacing components ¤ Insurance cost, charging time, ¤ Level 2 charging cost ¤ Other subscription cost PHEV: ¤ No better fuel economy ¤ Very expensive maintenance cost ¤ All cons of EV + low ev only range. HEV: ¤ Same as IC Engine with added weight ¤ Regen Brake needs replacement/repair after 5 years REV: ¤ No local mechanic can fix ¤ as of now only 1 suv in USA, while other countries have more. My suggestion is wait for market to change as something big going to come (more REV)
You didn't touch on the ridiculous pricing for replacement batteries (tesla is about $20,000) or what happens if the protective plate is damaged. Also check out when the weather is really cold..like now in Chicago where there are dead EVs due to the cold. Their range is also significantly reduced when really cold. Oh, and don't forget to wash all the salt off the bottom so it won't cause a fire when it dries if it comes in contact with the battery packs.
What are the comparative total cost of ownership between ICE, HEV, & BEVs? Also, does the increased complexity of having gas and battery technology lead to increased maintenance costs and/or higher failure rates?
Ice - consumption 8% wltp Hyb - consumption 4% wltp Bev - consumltion 20kw wltp eq to 6% gas Ice is expensive on gas consumption and filters, oil because engine is bigger. Hyb dont have turbo intercooler and has smaller engine. Batery is small 1kw so is cheap to change Bev is cheapest as long as you don.t have to replace the battery 80kw.
Hybrids, right now, are superior to any EV when it comes to longevity. Hybrids gets superior range, can refuel anywhere, cost of maintenance is low, replacing the electric battery isn't as expensive as an EV battery, cost of buying a hybrid is cheaper than EVs. You can take a hybrid to a regular mechanic, etc. EVs are expensive to buy right now, low range, long time to recharge, battery replacement is extremely expensive, etc. No independent mechanics fix EVs, as you're forced to get it fixed at the dealership. Many EV charging stations break down, or some don't even work properly. EVs get terrible range or die in cold weather, and if the battery is submerged in water, many EVs batteries die. The positive side is they're faster than hybrids.
Do you know if hybrids have less battery fires compared to EV's? I live in a Canada and almost all the cab drivers have hybrid Toyota's with major mileage and swear by them!
I refuel my ev at home for next to nothing. No oil changes. Never need to change brakes. Oh and it drives itself and will smoke any hybrid on the road. Keep your hybrid junk 😂
Hybrid is much better no headache looking for a charging station yes i know electric car don't need to do much maintenance like Hybrid cars but if electric car battery running out after 8 years warranty expires how much will cost to replace it don't tell me will cost 5 or 10 thousand you have to prepare 15 to 25 thousands to replace it like the hybrid cars battery cost a lot less like i owned a toyota hybrid toyota give 10 years or 240 000 kilometers warranty on the hybrid battery and after 10 years if the battery die will cost me to replace a brand new battery between 3500 to 5000 dollars if the rebuild one will cost around 1500 to 2500 dollars
I like electric vehicles, but if I hit a rock on the road it cost $65,000 to replace the battery in the $50,000 Hyundai EV, so where is the cost savings there?
My Mom in Ohio, bought a hybrid GM a couple of years ago. She thought it was a better alternative because she wasn’t sure about charging. After about a year and charging at home she said she wished she had bought a full electric.
hybrid all the way . just gasoline and good to go . plug in hybrids will soon disapear . i do not see a reason for them to exist . if you can charge at home . just buy a full EV . if you do not . just buy Hybrid .
Hybrids suffer from the worst aspects of ICE and BEV, without besting either. They don't have the longevity of an ICE car nor the low maintenance of a BEV. Classic compromise product.
BEVs aren't practical, PHEV take too long to recover price difference unless you put on a lot of miles. I went 24 Corolla Cross SE AWD hybrid. Hyper mile getting 75+MPG except when 70+MPH drops to high 30s as ev never turns on. My maintenance costs will be minimal as 65-75% ev miles, battery will go 25 years as the very best profile is what I do. I expect SUV to last all my life am senior 64.
EVs are lousy in very cold weather. Also, if you live in an apartment complex 2nd floor or higher, where will you plug your car in? Those who insist on EVs don't tell you those things.
This depends on what you want out of a car. If you buy a car to get from a to b and you're only goal is to feel better about "lowering emissions" without range anxiety, sure, by a hybrid. But otherwise a hybrid is horrible. You have more components, you have to gas and plug in, you have less storage, more cost than gas, and a crap slow engines in most cases. Electric actually solves problems AND provides massive advantages. But if range is an issue and your not currently comfortable with the charging network (which is still horrible if you don't go Tesla), then just stick with gas for another few years...but skip hybrid and trust me, the world won't end because of an extra 5 years driving your gas SUV
@@tonymai1844 not sure how the EV is going to kick me but I'm all for gas too...especially if you want feedback from your car ie sports cars. I'm just saying hybrid is a stop gap that adds complexity and cost just to save a few mpg and takes away from some of the advantages of both ice and electric
@@learningcameras I'd rather car companies spend more on developing better hybrids until there's some big breakthrough in battery technology or something else. I don't think I'd ever buy a full EV when you have to pay way more initially for the car and then wait for the charging infrastructure to be more fully developed and even then it won't reach everywhere. Compare that to a hybrid where you can get a good range boost without having to put in tons of electric chargers everywhere to service EVs. Also if there's any catastrophic event like hurricanes, earthquakes, mass outage of the electrical grid etc., you can always fall back to using gas.
@@UzumakiNaruto_ Again, what's the advantage to hybrid over ICE other than slightly better MPG. They tend to cost a few thousand more than ICE only cars, are more complex, the batteries eat up storage space, and obviously you still need to worry about battery replacements so the MPG savings are offset by the costs of purchasing/repairs. It will NEVER cost less than a ICE engine because it still requires an engine/transmission + battery + inverters + motors + re-gen + plug in power. So is it just to "reduce emissions" by ~10-20%? Why not just stick to ICE or invest in the next tech improvements. I'm not saying electric is perfect, but I don't understand the major benefits to forcing/developing hybrids other than slight emissions bragging rights probably offset by the additional hardware and power required to make them. Electric when it is developed fully will have major advantages in emissions but also instant acceleration, less moving parts, quieter operation, smoother, always on technology, more storage space, safer (all other things being equal) because of a low center of gravity and larger crumple zones, and the ability to reverse charge other devices for example. And with battery advances, I wouldn't be surprised if they could eventually price batteries/motors cheaper than an engine/transmission
@@learningcameras *Again, what's the advantage to hybrid over ICE other than slightly better MPG. They tend to cost a few thousand more than ICE only cars, are more complex, the batteries eat up storage space, and obviously you still need to worry about battery replacements so the MPG savings are offset by the costs of purchasing/repairs.* I think its more than slightly better gas mileage especially if you're driving in the city with high traffic and the electric motor can takeover when you're idling alot to save gas. Also don't have to eat up alot of space when you place it behind the rear seats and under the trunk mat. At most it just eats into where you put a spare tire somewhat. As for cost of replacing a battery, it could go down significantly if you have authorized, experienced manufacturers being allowed to make 3rd party batteries that you can change as easily as you currently change your car batteries in gas vehicles. That's why I'm in favor of car companies refining hybrids to be better, more reliable and more easily maintained including when it comes to changing the hybrid's battery. If you can make it so that all you have to do is pull out the old hybrid battery and put in a new one and make a few connections the same as you do with a regular car battery, I don't see why costs wouldn't drastically go down especially when you no longer need a mechanic to do it for you. *I'm not saying electric is perfect, but I don't understand the major benefits to forcing/developing hybrids other than slight emissions bragging rights probably offset by the additional hardware and power required to make them.* I think the biggest benefit of not going full electric is that you don't have to build an entire new network to support electric vehicles. You get some of the benefits of EVs with better mileage without wasting tons of resources to build all these charging stations as well as increasing electric generation infrastructure to support charging all these EVs. Right now when the majority of cars aren't EVs it isn't a big deal, but what happens when you have millions of EVs on the road and hundreds of thousands need to be charged simultaneously daily? That electricity has to come from somewhere and you need enough station capacity to plug in all these vehicles. Doesn't seem very environmentally friendly to me when you have to build hundreds of thousands of these charging stations everywhere and then build new electric generation infrastructure to power everything. Seems like we're just moving alot of the pollution from directly coming out of car tailpipes to farther back in the system where you need to use so many resources to support all these new EVs on the roads. And lastly as I said before in times of emergency when you may not have access to power, its just so easy to simply get a can of gas and pour it into your tank and then you're ready to go. And even when its not an emergency there's always going to be parts of a country in remote rural areas that you're not going to find a charging station because its too costly to build and maintain one. I live in Canada and there are vast parts of the country that are almost empty save for a small city or town here or there. Then when you go up north where there are alot of native communities many of them are in the middle of nowhere where you only have a single dirt road to get to some of these places while others can only be reached by plane or boat. For many Canadians I seriously doubt living with an EV is going to be feasible or practical compared to buying a hybrid or simply sticking with a gas vehicle. If you live in the city or suburbs sure it could work fine, but if you live anywhere farther out? Depending on how far you could make it work, but why not just get a gas or hybrid and not have to worry about it at all?
I have a hybrid now and I'll probably never have a hybrid. I'll go back to gasoline. Cause the cause of the battery to replace cost me $9000 and it was only 60000 mile's on it.
@@kennethz3366 I got Nexcell Lithium V2 battery new it's a after Market battery it has higher capacity than OEM and get about 2 mpg more don't think 2k is that much
Until we see electric as a self generation energy, we ultimately remain dependent on oil for energy from the very start. We have no idea when or if electricity will ever become self sustaining energy.
In the end, hybrid cars have the best features of gasoline and EVs, and have the most positive impact on the environment. Europe and the United States have been promoting EVs nationally in the hope of crushing Japanese manufacturers, but this seems to have ended in failure. Toyota Chairman Toyoda's statement was correct.
I've owned a GM Phev, and two ford HEV's and now a Toyota HEV, in my experience, unless it's a lexus or toyota HEV, it's not worth it.. The GM spent 90% of it's time being repaired, the Ford's never worked right, they had constant electrical issues.. by comparison the toyota has been bulletproof..
Toyota has been ahead of the curve on this... they have pretty much held back on pure EV (BEV) production and are pushing hybrids that give the consumer the best of both worlds, excellent fuel economy without the range anxiety... plus, you can build 90 hybrids for every BEV and still cut down on emissions drastically... 1 BEV will remove ~ 4 tons of carbon from the atmosphere each year while 90 hybrids will remove ~ 140 tons each year... I'm for BEVs, however, I believe the market should dictate their viability in the marketplace, not government mandates... if BEVs are to succeed they should have to satisfy the consumer in the marketplace, not force them to buy something that doesn't work for them.
It is a bridge technology.
A Compromise product. Hybrids excels at nothing.
Ask an EV owner whats the best part of their car, and they will overwhelmingly state that the lack of maintenance, quiet ride, and fast acceleration. None of which a Toyota Hybrid offers. Hybrids offee none of EVs best attributes.
@@CakebatteredLet me be very clear. I am in no way against EVs and fully support their development and introduction into the mix of vehicle power sources. What I am against is the government mandating that EVs become the only source of power for consumer vehicles. Let the markets determine their viability and acceptance. However, EVs still have a way to go to become mainstream. It is probably another 10-15 years before that happens. There are still many people who live in apartments, condos, and homes without access to charging. There are many other disadvantages of EVs for a lot of consumers which I won't list here and now. Yet, I am still pro EVs for the future of automotive power choices (not for deceptive climate change reasons) while I also believe hybrids are a positive transitional choice.
Wait until you realize that ICE infrastructure is due to government subsidies. We can afford the same for EV infrastructure no?
Hybrids make a whole hell of a lot of sense. Much more practical than those crappy full EVs. I know this from my own personal experience.
@SkyNetGeneral- EVs take around 2700 hundred gallons of fuel to create so they aren't really a fix either.
@SkyNetGeneral- Also most of the worlds oil is not used for fuel, it's used to create plastic. The main ingredient in plastic is a derivative of crude oil. So when the world stops making plastics, phones, computers, tvs ect then we should talk 😅
@@SkyNetGeneral- I think you misunderstand, MORE oil goes to making these products than to fuel. So the oil/emissions is greater. Car emissions peaked in the 90s and has been steadily declining since. The main issue is consumer goods/plastic as the main oil consuming culprit, which causes the greenhouse emissions. Also the creation of EV's needs 2700 gallons, so the emissions are frontloaded and exported rather than avoided. Such as the need to ship the batteries to foreign countries to be produced due to the need for coal baking for the graphite. If we did it in the US we'd break our emission limits, so we just export them. EV's are not a fix ;)
@@SkyNetGeneral- Also the myth of the advantage becomes apparent the more they are driven is also not true, as the battery only lasts approx 7-15 years the needs to be replaced (again more fuel). It's just not a good fix.
@@SkyNetGeneral- Your numbers seem off, sources/references? :) Sounds like you're just trying to justify buying that model 3 ;)
I bought a brand new 2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid LE a couple of months ago. It gets 58 mpg and can run for 650 miles without needing to refuel. I get that $7,500 tax credit for fuel efficient cars that I’ll claim on my federal income taxes too. 🔥 I bought it cash too, no auto loans.
Hybrid!
Hybrid
Prius car of the year. RAV4 hybrid there is no comparison. Resale value is more important than anything besides reliability. Japanese all the way
PHEVs are the best. HEVs next. BEVs are OK as an extra car and if you have a garage to charge it. That's the reason BEV sales are plunging (including Tesla) while PHEV and HEV sales are dominating.
Its hard to even get a hybrid right now. Months long waits on Toyota models. I lucked into a honda hybrid
I hope you are getting good yield on the money saved on oil changes, because it's going to be $25k for a battery in a few years.
25k for a battery? Battery replacement now is 12k - 15k with an anticipated reduction in costs over the next 5years.
@@daneflanigan
The google search: how much does it cost to replace battery in mustang mach e
The top result: The average cost for a Ford Mustang Mach-E Hybrid High Voltage Battery Replacement is between $42,005 and $42,159. Labor costs are estimated between $590 and $744 while parts are typically priced around $41,415. This range does not include taxes and fees, and does not factor in your unique location.
lol the mentality of people who don’t know things progress
@@christopherwarsh using child slavery to mine rare earth for your electric car is progressive to you?
@@daneflanigan used, refurbished battery. Tesla won't give you new HV battery in warranty. REBUILT Battery.
BB please give us the whole picture don't just highlight the appealing part . Tell us about the maintenance and shop visit, who can work on them and cost of corse. My car need all change but all chage is $40 bucks for full synthetic and my acura is 330k as I am typing.
You have a thing about asking stuff like its easy for them to produce videos. Make google your friend
Last week, a BENZ EQE parked in the underground parking lot of an apartment building in South Korea spontaneously combusted, burning and damaging 783 cars in the parking lot. There are many buildings in South Korea that do not have sprinklers, so signs prohibiting the use of electric vehicles have been posted everywhere, and the trade-in market for used electric vehicles has plummeted, bringing sales to a fatal halt.
Right now if I plan to own a car for 10+ years it would be a Toyota hybrid. I would only lease a BEV. The BEV battery tech, lack of infrastructure in Canada, and out of warranty repair (lack of small garages capable of fixing BEVs) is too risky.
As a Engineer with experience in automobile i would say
REV is only best options for North America.
Few secret drawbacks that dealer won't say
EV:
¤ Capacity drops to 50% in winter.
¤ Battery won't last more than 10 years.
¤ Cost of replacing components
¤ Insurance cost, charging time,
¤ Level 2 charging cost
¤ Other subscription cost
PHEV:
¤ No better fuel economy
¤ Very expensive maintenance cost
¤ All cons of EV + low ev only range.
HEV:
¤ Same as IC Engine with added weight
¤ Regen Brake needs replacement/repair after 5 years
REV:
¤ No local mechanic can fix
¤ as of now only 1 suv in USA, while other countries have more.
My suggestion is wait for market to change as something big going to come (more REV)
Just bought 2018 Chevy Volt really enjoying it. I love being able to use the ev or gas.
You didn't touch on the ridiculous pricing for replacement batteries (tesla is about $20,000) or what happens if the protective plate is damaged. Also check out when the weather is really cold..like now in Chicago where there are dead EVs due to the cold. Their range is also significantly reduced when really cold. Oh, and don't forget to wash all the salt off the bottom so it won't cause a fire when it dries if it comes in contact with the battery packs.
What are the comparative total cost of ownership between ICE, HEV, & BEVs? Also, does the increased complexity of having gas and battery technology lead to increased maintenance costs and/or higher failure rates?
Ice - consumption 8% wltp
Hyb - consumption 4% wltp
Bev - consumltion 20kw wltp eq to 6% gas
Ice is expensive on gas consumption and filters, oil because engine is bigger.
Hyb dont have turbo intercooler and has smaller engine. Batery is small 1kw so is cheap to change
Bev is cheapest as long as you don.t have to replace the battery 80kw.
All cars have 10 years waranty.. what failure you talking about
You remove some other maintance things in HEV
Hybrids, right now, are superior to any EV when it comes to longevity. Hybrids gets superior range, can refuel anywhere, cost of maintenance is low, replacing the electric battery isn't as expensive as an EV battery, cost of buying a hybrid is cheaper than EVs. You can take a hybrid to a regular mechanic, etc.
EVs are expensive to buy right now, low range, long time to recharge, battery replacement is extremely expensive, etc. No independent mechanics fix EVs, as you're forced to get it fixed at the dealership. Many EV charging stations break down, or some don't even work properly. EVs get terrible range or die in cold weather, and if the battery is submerged in water, many EVs batteries die. The positive side is they're faster than hybrids.
Do you know if hybrids have less battery fires compared to EV's? I live in a Canada and almost all the cab drivers have hybrid Toyota's with major mileage and swear by them!
Hybrids have less fire problems, as some hybrids are made in Mexico. Look it up. @@holysmoke3201
I refuel my ev at home for next to nothing. No oil changes. Never need to change brakes. Oh and it drives itself and will smoke any hybrid on the road. Keep your hybrid junk 😂
I heard a lot people compain about EV take 30 to 45 minute to Charge + long line to waiting unlike Hybrid take 5 minute to charge
Hybrids all day every day
PHEVs are the best. They are economical, convenient, practical, pay for themselves, have no range anxiety, and won't become stranded assets.
Hybrids all day long i have 2 and both very good mpg ionic for taxi and niro for social use and no range anxiety
A Prius is cool says no one.
to be fair the new Prius is a better redesign.
I think the Prius is cool actually. But only the new one
The new one is cool
Hey BB can you explained why Germany is dropping the EV credits
Hey, go google it yourself 😊
Maybe you should ask the people in Germany that question, not here.
PHEV with current tech
Hybrid is much better no headache looking for a charging station yes i know electric car don't need to do much maintenance like Hybrid cars but if electric car battery running out after 8 years warranty expires how much will cost to replace it don't tell me will cost 5 or 10 thousand you have to prepare 15 to 25 thousands to replace it like the hybrid cars battery cost a lot less like i owned a toyota hybrid toyota give 10 years or 240 000 kilometers warranty on the hybrid battery and after 10 years if the battery die will cost me to replace a brand new battery between 3500 to 5000 dollars if the rebuild one will cost around 1500 to 2500 dollars
Why do people pretend the batteries in a hyvrid dont suffer from all the ills of the battery in a BEV?
I like electric vehicles, but if I hit a rock on the road it cost $65,000 to replace the battery in the $50,000 Hyundai EV, so where is the cost savings there?
EV Lease. PHEV but the prices even with 2023 tax credits get stupid in a hurry so I would say Hybrid.
My Mom in Ohio, bought a hybrid GM a couple of years ago. She thought it was a better alternative because she wasn’t sure about charging. After about a year and charging at home she said she wished she had bought a full electric.
She shouldn’t have gotten a GM hybrid, Toyota makes much better ones
Yep that's what happens when you buy from GM. Go Toyota
@@RRLV434 the Volt was a pretty good PHEV.
@@ALMX5DPI owned one, it was the worst vehicle i have ever owned, and i had a northstar.. 😂
@@rustbeltrobclassic2512 what made it the worst? I know someone with a second gen and they loved it.
I've owned a Hybrid Tucson and it's great, and now that EV Tesla is discounted, for the MYLR, I'm not sure if i should get it or a PHEV
hybrid all the way . just gasoline and good to go .
plug in hybrids will soon disapear . i do not see a reason for them to exist .
if you can charge at home . just buy a full EV . if you do not . just buy Hybrid .
Great video!😸
Hybrids suffer from the worst aspects of ICE and BEV, without besting either. They don't have the longevity of an ICE car nor the low maintenance of a BEV. Classic compromise product.
But if you never use gas, doesn’t gas go bad?
BEVs aren't practical, PHEV take too long to recover price difference unless you put on a lot of miles. I went 24 Corolla Cross SE AWD hybrid. Hyper mile getting 75+MPG except when 70+MPH drops to high 30s as ev never turns on. My maintenance costs will be minimal as 65-75% ev miles, battery will go 25 years as the very best profile is what I do. I expect SUV to last all my life am senior 64.
EVs are lousy in very cold weather. Also, if you live in an apartment complex 2nd floor or higher, where will you plug your car in? Those who insist on EVs don't tell you those things.
Music music too loud, voice too low.
couple, one PHEV one EV
Look at the homeowner here. Lucky you.
You should lease them.
You need a filter over your mic, or a high pass filter. Your parking on my earbuds
This depends on what you want out of a car. If you buy a car to get from a to b and you're only goal is to feel better about "lowering emissions" without range anxiety, sure, by a hybrid. But otherwise a hybrid is horrible. You have more components, you have to gas and plug in, you have less storage, more cost than gas, and a crap slow engines in most cases. Electric actually solves problems AND provides massive advantages. But if range is an issue and your not currently comfortable with the charging network (which is still horrible if you don't go Tesla), then just stick with gas for another few years...but skip hybrid and trust me, the world won't end because of an extra 5 years driving your gas SUV
It sound like you got a young mind. More ower car, fast driving EV. Yeah, until EV kicks your butt then you find out.
@@tonymai1844 not sure how the EV is going to kick me but I'm all for gas too...especially if you want feedback from your car ie sports cars. I'm just saying hybrid is a stop gap that adds complexity and cost just to save a few mpg and takes away from some of the advantages of both ice and electric
@@learningcameras
I'd rather car companies spend more on developing better hybrids until there's some big breakthrough in battery technology or something else. I don't think I'd ever buy a full EV when you have to pay way more initially for the car and then wait for the charging infrastructure to be more fully developed and even then it won't reach everywhere.
Compare that to a hybrid where you can get a good range boost without having to put in tons of electric chargers everywhere to service EVs. Also if there's any catastrophic event like hurricanes, earthquakes, mass outage of the electrical grid etc., you can always fall back to using gas.
@@UzumakiNaruto_ Again, what's the advantage to hybrid over ICE other than slightly better MPG. They tend to cost a few thousand more than ICE only cars, are more complex, the batteries eat up storage space, and obviously you still need to worry about battery replacements so the MPG savings are offset by the costs of purchasing/repairs. It will NEVER cost less than a ICE engine because it still requires an engine/transmission + battery + inverters + motors + re-gen + plug in power. So is it just to "reduce emissions" by ~10-20%? Why not just stick to ICE or invest in the next tech improvements. I'm not saying electric is perfect, but I don't understand the major benefits to forcing/developing hybrids other than slight emissions bragging rights probably offset by the additional hardware and power required to make them.
Electric when it is developed fully will have major advantages in emissions but also instant acceleration, less moving parts, quieter operation, smoother, always on technology, more storage space, safer (all other things being equal) because of a low center of gravity and larger crumple zones, and the ability to reverse charge other devices for example. And with battery advances, I wouldn't be surprised if they could eventually price batteries/motors cheaper than an engine/transmission
@@learningcameras
*Again, what's the advantage to hybrid over ICE other than slightly better MPG. They tend to cost a few thousand more than ICE only cars, are more complex, the batteries eat up storage space, and obviously you still need to worry about battery replacements so the MPG savings are offset by the costs of purchasing/repairs.*
I think its more than slightly better gas mileage especially if you're driving in the city with high traffic and the electric motor can takeover when you're idling alot to save gas. Also don't have to eat up alot of space when you place it behind the rear seats and under the trunk mat. At most it just eats into where you put a spare tire somewhat.
As for cost of replacing a battery, it could go down significantly if you have authorized, experienced manufacturers being allowed to make 3rd party batteries that you can change as easily as you currently change your car batteries in gas vehicles. That's why I'm in favor of car companies refining hybrids to be better, more reliable and more easily maintained including when it comes to changing the hybrid's battery.
If you can make it so that all you have to do is pull out the old hybrid battery and put in a new one and make a few connections the same as you do with a regular car battery, I don't see why costs wouldn't drastically go down especially when you no longer need a mechanic to do it for you.
*I'm not saying electric is perfect, but I don't understand the major benefits to forcing/developing hybrids other than slight emissions bragging rights probably offset by the additional hardware and power required to make them.*
I think the biggest benefit of not going full electric is that you don't have to build an entire new network to support electric vehicles. You get some of the benefits of EVs with better mileage without wasting tons of resources to build all these charging stations as well as increasing electric generation infrastructure to support charging all these EVs. Right now when the majority of cars aren't EVs it isn't a big deal, but what happens when you have millions of EVs on the road and hundreds of thousands need to be charged simultaneously daily? That electricity has to come from somewhere and you need enough station capacity to plug in all these vehicles.
Doesn't seem very environmentally friendly to me when you have to build hundreds of thousands of these charging stations everywhere and then build new electric generation infrastructure to power everything. Seems like we're just moving alot of the pollution from directly coming out of car tailpipes to farther back in the system where you need to use so many resources to support all these new EVs on the roads.
And lastly as I said before in times of emergency when you may not have access to power, its just so easy to simply get a can of gas and pour it into your tank and then you're ready to go. And even when its not an emergency there's always going to be parts of a country in remote rural areas that you're not going to find a charging station because its too costly to build and maintain one.
I live in Canada and there are vast parts of the country that are almost empty save for a small city or town here or there. Then when you go up north where there are alot of native communities many of them are in the middle of nowhere where you only have a single dirt road to get to some of these places while others can only be reached by plane or boat.
For many Canadians I seriously doubt living with an EV is going to be feasible or practical compared to buying a hybrid or simply sticking with a gas vehicle. If you live in the city or suburbs sure it could work fine, but if you live anywhere farther out? Depending on how far you could make it work, but why not just get a gas or hybrid and not have to worry about it at all?
hybrid -- by far.
I have a hybrid now and I'll probably never have a hybrid. I'll go back to gasoline. Cause the cause of the battery to replace cost me $9000 and it was only 60000 mile's on it.
9k for a hybrid battery? What car do you have? Replaced my Battery in my 2012 Prius for 2k at 220k miles
@@risingodstThat's very price. Is it a refurbished battery? Which shop did you get it?
@@kennethz3366 I got Nexcell Lithium V2 battery new it's a after Market battery it has higher capacity than OEM and get about 2 mpg more don't think 2k is that much
Omg😢
@@risingodstthat ain't too bad.
Until we see electric as a self generation energy, we ultimately remain dependent on oil for energy from the very start. We have no idea when or if electricity will ever become self sustaining energy.
I heard researchers recently found a way to control nuclear fusion or something like that.
It's just easy, drive your far hybrid..
Gasoline
Hybrid is the future
A hybrid has the worst of both worlds. Adding EV tech to ICE problems with none of the advantages.