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What I want to know is why we skipped Hybrids? At least to me, that seems like the next most logical step: still uses the existing infrastructure, but significantly more efficiently. So you end up with situations like Ford making a smaller size pickup that can be useful for an average persons hauling needs (cant pull heavy trailers, but can carry larger cargo than a car or SUV), and can do it at 45 MPG.
Its honestly what lends me to the idea that it is a deliberate attempt to make it so normal people have no vehicle, thus taking away their freedom of travel.
I think it's more than these leftoids are so convinced that the sky is falling that ALL carbon dioxide has to be eliminated IMMEDIATELY.
Like they actually think we're all going to die because of a few yokels rolling coal, so naturally a most cost-effective hybrid that only cuts out 50% of emissions with no downsides is killing the planet. And a next most cost-effective plug-in hybrid that cuts out 90% of emissions is just not good enough -- that 10% is a deadly poison!!1
The elites that convinced them the sky is falling, they may want to make cars unaffordable but the regular people pushing EVs are just scared out of their gourd.
Toyota seems to be the only manufacturer still pushing hybrids.
Toyota and Honda. Everyone else has decided to commit to destroying their business model in favour of batteries.
I'm still amazed no-one seems to be serious about hydrogen.
Toyota does or did (not sure if they still do) a hydrogen fuel cell car, the Mirai, and they had another one before that but the name escapes me at the moment.
I really only mentioned Toyota over Honda about the hybrid vehicles, is because Toyota makes a hybrid version of most of their vehicles. Certain vehicles like the new Sequoia are only available as a hybrid, and I believe the newer Sienna is only available as a hybrid now. I think the new Crown that is coming out is only going to be a hybrid, as well.
Hoping that Honda will make a new NSX, improving on it's hybrid drivetrain.
Edit: Honda also offers the Clarity, available in hydrogen powered or plug in hybrid variants.
Looking into it, it looks like Hyundai also offers a pretty significant amount of hybrids. The only US maker I saw with a lot is Ford. And if I am being honest, I have actually considered swapping my Jeep Compass for a Ford Maverick (their hybrid pickup) here at some point in the next year or two.
Maybe in the USA. Here in Europe, half the car makers are only offering their higher-end models as PHEVs.
It makes sense that people would try harder to save gas where gas is more expensive. America's best selling (I think) vehicle, the Ford F-150, is available in a hybrid. People might rather buy the V-8
Makes one wonder what kind of governmental interference that is preventing that.
Hybrids make a lot of sense over there, fuel costs and all, and the engine displacement taxes that I understand some countries still have.
You get beat up harder than we do in the states, on insurance costs on larger displacement engines as well I believe?
You don't have to wonder, it's because of EU's regulations on CO2 emissions, which are utter horseshit.
That and the massive push to EVs while also showing their hand by banning the use of EV during energy crises as in Switzerland and soon California.