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Would you pay extra to buy a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle if it could run for 30-50 miles on electric only?
Would a car that ran for 30-50 miles between recharges on electricity only, but could switch instantly to conventional hybrid electric mode when the batteries ran low work for your lifestyle?
Some hybrid vehicles can be converted to have a longer electric-only range and recharge overnight, but so far the major auto-makers don't sell that option from the factory. Would you be willing to pay a premium over the price of a conventonal hybrid vehicle to get a 30-50 mile range of electric-only operation (short commute or day shopping) with an electric-only operating cost cheaper than that of a conventional Internal combustion engine or HEV? If so, what factors might influence you? Electric-only range? Initial-cost? Initial-cost versus fuel-savings? Fuel-savings alone? Eco-friendliness?
PHEV's can be both cost-effective, and more eco-friendly! If we can show that market demand is there, perhaps they will come sooner!
Yes, I would pay extra. Driving on electricity is far cheaper than paying the price of gasoline. Electric cars can drive for a penny or two per mile, versus 10-15 cents per mile for gasoline. This is not hype - I drive an EV, and this is what I pay. See the sources below for proof. Being able to drive mostly on electricity could save hundreds of dollars per month in fuel savings - which could be applied to the price of the more expensive car.
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Note that plug-in hybrids aren't the same thing as the mild hybrids being sold today. You cannot equate the current crop of hybrids with PHEVs or pure electric vehicles - they are not the same thing.
Plug-in hybrids, and especially serial hybrids, offer consumers much clearer and more definitive cost savings over gas vehicles. This is the sort of hybrid vehicle we should have been sold in the first place. See the link below.
