I’m with you, a hybrid makes sense from a standpoint of a full time car for either a single person or a family. With the limited range of an electric car, they are not viable for many drivers. A family could have both an electric and an internal combustion powered car to address all possible trips requirements. Until an electric car can be recharged quickly and in as many location as the current internal combustion car, there will be buying resistance for many car shoppers. The other issue for may car buyers is the large premium for an electric car.
Electric vehicles are a niche, commuter vehicle... and until you can get a minimum of 300 miles (real world miles) per full charge, and fully charge in 10 minutes or less, its a NON STARTER as a primary vehicle for most people.
Yes, my daily commute is about 35 miles... An electric vehicle could satisfy my daily commute. However, I also drive 500+ miles at a clip as well several times a year, and sometimes thousands of miles at a clip.
I can purchase a vehicle that and fill all of my needs, or I can buy a vehicle that serves 80% of them and deal with the additional cost and inconvenience of having to deal with some other mode of transport that it does not support.
I am not anti electric cars, but until they can go at least 300 and preferably 400-500 on the highway fully loaded and recharge in the time it takes all of the passengers to use the restroom... Electric is a NON STARTER for MOST folks.
ANd that’s not even getting into the reality of whether or not electric vehicles ACTUALLY do anything beneficial from the whole GreenHouse Gas thing they claim. Combustion creates CO2... If its coming from your tailpipe or a power plant smoke stack, its still being created.
Someday they may have electric vehicles that meet that criteria, and when they do, folks will purchase them.. but until then.... Sorry, I won’t spend that much money for an 80% solution, and most others wont either.