After checking out all the electric vehicles coming this year during the New York Auto Show 2024, I was surprised that a totally different kind of vehicle caught my attention the most. It was a Toyota RAV4 Prime of all things, which is technically a PHEV. Short for plug-in hybrid vehicle, PHEVs have piqued my interest since then, mainly because of how they bridge the divide between EV (electric vehicle) and ICE (internal-combustion-engine) vehicles.
I was initially sold on all the benefits of EVs after test driving the Ford F150 Lightning, but the more I researched the pros and cons of EVs, the more I’m realizing that it might not be the right vehicle for some people. Don’t get me wrong: I hate the rising cost of gas heading into summertime. At the same time, though, I often tell car shoppers they need to answer this one question if they’re thinking about buying an EV: Do you intend to frequently drive long distances?
