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> The ideal drivetrain was invented over 20 years ago by Toyota and apparently nobody but me and Honda noticed it!

I bought and drove a 2005 Prius for about 10 years. Loved it. But I would never buy another hybrid. My family now owns 3 EVs. Hybrids are better than pure ICE vehicles. But EVs are much much better than both of them. I could tell you about all the benefits of EVs, but until you own one, it may not sink in.

Hybrids are good for some people. Apartment dwellers without a place to charge an EV.




Hybrids are better for road trips in my experience. We have an EV and a hybrid, and nearly always choose the hybrid for road trips, because the EV needs to stop 2x as often, for 3-4x as long.




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