Lately the wife has been asking about getting a new car. Despite all the supply chain issues and the lack of new car inventory to satisfy impulse buyers like myself, the ridiculous amount of commercials for EVs and vehicles in general have gotten to her head.
She's currently driving a '18 Ford Fusion Titanium hybrid that pulls down 45mpg when driving it nicely. She's commuting again for work and she hates going to the gas station for whatever reason, so she doesn't want to get something that has less mileage.
EVs have her attention because as far as she's concerned, if she's not buying fuel (only paying the electric bill to "refill") then she can ~afford~ rationalize a higher price tag. I hate the idea of an EV because as far as I'm concerned the battery technology is not there yet to provide the range that we really need in a car which we would often drive a few hundred miles EVERY.SINGLE.WEEKEND in the summer to and from our camping spot.
I am really feeling like plugin hybrid is the way to go right now. You sort of get the best of both worlds - you can run pure electric if you're charged, or you can fill up the tank and drive the thing long distances without needing to find charging stations. Liking the looks and features of the '23 Rav4 Prime.
What other vehicles are out there I could be looking at?
PS - lead time on custom built vehicles being reportedly 18-24months is absolutely ridiculous and serves as a strong enough deterrent for me personally to say F'it I don't want to buy until these problems go away. 6mo I can deal with. 3-4x that, I'm out.
She's currently driving a '18 Ford Fusion Titanium hybrid that pulls down 45mpg when driving it nicely. She's commuting again for work and she hates going to the gas station for whatever reason, so she doesn't want to get something that has less mileage.
EVs have her attention because as far as she's concerned, if she's not buying fuel (only paying the electric bill to "refill") then she can ~afford~ rationalize a higher price tag. I hate the idea of an EV because as far as I'm concerned the battery technology is not there yet to provide the range that we really need in a car which we would often drive a few hundred miles EVERY.SINGLE.WEEKEND in the summer to and from our camping spot.
I am really feeling like plugin hybrid is the way to go right now. You sort of get the best of both worlds - you can run pure electric if you're charged, or you can fill up the tank and drive the thing long distances without needing to find charging stations. Liking the looks and features of the '23 Rav4 Prime.
What other vehicles are out there I could be looking at?
PS - lead time on custom built vehicles being reportedly 18-24months is absolutely ridiculous and serves as a strong enough deterrent for me personally to say F'it I don't want to buy until these problems go away. 6mo I can deal with. 3-4x that, I'm out.