Before anyone thinks this is actually real, it’s not.
I assumed, but still found it funny.
Just drive hybrids. They are better for the environment, than ICE cars (and probably even better than the electric ones, as they aren’t as dependent on battery state (i think)), there isn’t any range anxiety problems. The only bad thing is, that you can’t get the manual version (except on the mild hybrids) if you prefer that, because of the way the electric motor works.
My daily driver is a pure EV, but while I was on holiday a few months ago I was driving a Yaris Hybrid as a rental (which to my understanding is basically a Prius drivetrain in a Yaris body).
Fuck me it was terrible. Every time I applied even mild acceleration it sounded like the valves were going to eject out of the engine, meanwhile it had about as much get up and go as a sedated elephant. 0-60 in four to six business days. On ramps were an interesting experience.
The only saving grace was that we only used about a third of a tank of gas during our week long trip.
I’ll stick with pure electric thanks. No complicated drivetrain with multiple systems to go wrong, no compromised performance, enough range to get me everywhere I need to go, and good enough charging infrastructure (at least in my country) to make longer journeys trivial.
“Even bad publicity is good publicity”. People ought to remember this, and simply STFU about the people in the world that really dont deserve a spotlight.
