My wife has a Chevy volt hybrid (plug in) that goes 55 miles on a charge. We use it for around town travel. I have a Ford Escape hybrid (non plug in) that averages 45 MPG. We use that for longer trips. We buy very little fuel per month.
I had NO IDEA that Chevy Bolt only goes about 55 miles on a charge....
That would get me from my property to Reno-—But not back.
Neighbor drives daily to Reno to work-—500 miles a week.
When I lived in So Calif & was doing my accounting, I traveled more than 55 miles one way to quite a few clients...only monthly-—but still, couldn’t have returned .
The extra added advantage of that Chevy Bolt is that it can catch fire at any time—anywhere-—and take out surrounding cars or buildings.
Fire depts still do not know how to fight such fire.
Is the ‘plug in’ cost nominal?
One of my daughters had an Escape hybrid. When the hybrid failed system failed, the entire car failed. The repair was too costly and ended up junking the car. She still owed about $7K on the loan.