I don't get the deal with a full hybrid having the 'advantage' of not needing to be plugged it. I think that ought to be an option, especially if you can take advantage of solar as otherwise the energy is all coming from petrol. I've never owner any hybrid though. I have driven one or two as hire cars and the switch-over was seamless. Not having fumes churning out when stationary or crawling in traffic has to be good.
This seems like a general car to suit most people, but cars in general seem to keep getting bigger.
Thank you @steevc, people typically can't be bothered to plug in, a HEV allows decent economy without the need, yet PHEV is there if you need the 42 mile electric range and your happy to plug in especially if you have a home charger, better economy than HEV dependant on driving style also comes with PHEV.
As for solar do you mean in the vehicle roof or rigged upto the home charger? :)
I meant from the home system. I get that a lot of people can't charge at home and better economy is always good. With these hybrids the battery capacity is not huge anyway. I just think it's funny that they say you don't have to charge. A PHEV offers similar advantages plus you can exploit other energy sources.
I saw something about full hybrids not being compatible with net zero targets.
The challenge is many are lazy, people buy PHEV just for BIK, and then never charge it, it's purely for tax relief and that means the get economy solely from a decent size petrol engine, 35 - 45 in general driving at the most, at least with a HEV you get decent economy regardless. Genesis have a clever minimal system some of there models have solar rooves, gains around 600 miles per year sat around. Solar is in many cases is connected to chargers and routed through a battery systems, something we'll look at at some point.
Yes Net Zero, is a strange one, the government are having a laugh if they everything will be that state by the deadline, many don't believe in the, the tech isn't even there for medium to big size commercials and fining manufacturers 15k per model under the limit is madness, it's making them look elesewhere to sell with lesser regs.
Also we need VAT removed of public charging something Quentin Wilson is spear heading.