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[Dormant] Electric Vehicles
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The list of the most popular models is interesting. Not one of the "legacy car makers" is on the top 20 list:
I'm surprised not a single European, Korean, Japanese or American maker besides Tesla is able to make the top 20 chart?
Tesla has 2 high ranking models on the list, but as far as I can tell, everything else on that list is Chinese!
So I can't help asking myself whether that list is reliable?
Unfortunately, this is another one of those bullshit lists that count Hybrid as electric, which is VERY misleading and a completely false narrative, for the purpose of ICE car makers to get some of those sweet EV benefits.
A hybrid is NOT an electric car, It's an ICE car with limited EV functionality.
On a global scale, why wouldn't it be reliable? China has the biggest EV boom and over 10% of the global population. It's not unreasonable that a global tally skews results to the Chinese or Indian market.
Is a tired 1st gen Leaf an "EV with limited EV functionality" if the battery only has 50 miles of range now? Where do you draw the line?
If it has a combustion engine, it's obviously not an EV. It's only partially an EV, and that part varies dramatically.
The Nissan leaf is clearly 100% EV, even if that 100% doesn't take you very far.
I draw the line at 100%
Meaning there are 3 categories:
EV
Hybrid
ICE
From a categorization standpoint, sure. I guess what I was trying to get at was I'll happily take a PHEV sale over yet another ICE
Absolutely, for me personally I bet I could find a PHEV that would be able to work 90% on battery for my daily drive.