Yeah, you and I share the
Yeah, you and I share the view that the successful adoption of EVs is going to be an evolutionary path. Not only offering one single BEV model to get press headlines, but offering a whole line-up of hybrid models, PHEVs, and BEVs to meet the cost and use needs of the larger American car buying market. A couple points that are interesting about the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, which is available now starting at $36K before subsidies. The Outlander PHEV has a 12kWh battery, which allows for 22 EV miles, and is the only PHEV CUV that offers DC charging, allowing you to get an 80% charge in 25 minutes using it's CHAdeMO connector. So right now the Outlander looks like the only real PHEV CUV competition for the upcoming RAV4 PHEV, but in a year's time there are going to be MANY more PHEV and BEV models out to compete against the new RAV4 PHEV. Hopefully Toyota doesn't just limit sales to California, as some automakers have done with their PHEVs.