Since 2016, plug-in hybrids and range-extended cars have enjoyed the same benefits as electric cars in Hungary. That will change on 1 September 2024. From then on, only fully electric and emission-free vehicles will receive a green licence plate.
They seem like a great compromise, yet many owners don’t charge them regularly:
The average real-world electric driving share is about 45%–49% for private cars and about 11%–15% for company cars. In contrast, the official WLTP type-approval procedure assumes the share of driving in the mostly, but not fully, electric charge-depleting mode at around 70%–85%. The low electric driving share is one of the main reasons for the high deviation between type approval and real-world fuel consumption.
Huh. Crazy. I don’t get why they wouldn’t just buy a cheaper regular hybrid in that case.
My family actually has 2 PHEVs sharing one 120v charger in the garage, and we still manage to keep both of them fully charged before driving them, nearly 100% of the time.
They seem like a great compromise, yet many owners don’t charge them regularly:
Source is a study of 9000 PHEV cars in europe.
Huh. Crazy. I don’t get why they wouldn’t just buy a cheaper regular hybrid in that case.
My family actually has 2 PHEVs sharing one 120v charger in the garage, and we still manage to keep both of them fully charged before driving them, nearly 100% of the time.
It’s probably a side effect of the government subsidies that make PHEV cheaper than regular cars.