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Originally Posted by vinricci
I owned a Prius Prime back in 2016. For some reason Toyota made it very difficult to purchase one outside of California. I had to search the country to finally buy mine. 38 miles on battery, then switch over to gas engine for about 600 mile range. That is where all manufacturers should be working on Improving instead of all electric.
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Had to do more with the predicted massive demand. Also, If you look most EVs are initially only brought out to a few states, and those are usually more southern with less harsh climate. The vehicles are vetted in this environment and then once the data comes in… And changes are made they are more readily available. I remember you could not get a Prius prime in Minnesota for several years. Now you can.
If you look… I'm sure you'll see almost every vehicle manufacturer offers hybrid versions. The issues with hybrids is you can only make a internal combustion engine so efficient. The remainder will have to rely on a battery stores for efficiency.