Apart from their cost, another big factor that makes car shoppers hesitant about buying electric vehicles is their range. Even with the most efficient EVs out there that I’ve tested, like the Lucid Air Pure and Chevrolet Equinox EV, they still can't match the range you get from all-gas-powered hybrid vehicles.
There’s still a huge divide between the EV versus gas camps, which is exactly why I think PHEVs exist (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) to fill in the gap. They offer the best of both worlds, in my opinion. And after driving Mazda’s first-ever PHEV, I’m still convinced that PHEVs are the happy medium.
