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Originally Posted by haertig
(1) The batteries are very expensive to replace. ANd they may not even be available anymore for your car when the time comes for replacement. I wouldn't want an expensive EV, I would want a moderately priced one (if there is such a thing in the PHEV offerings). But that kind of makes the car disposable, due to the high cost of battery replacement - it's just not financially smart, for a less expensive EV. I don't see battery replacement as being feasible at present. Plus, what do you do with the old dead batteries? I don't think that's been adequately addressed yet.
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I bought a 2017 Volt Premier in 2019 for $17,000 and have had two issues. The touchscreen went out and a valve needs replacing. In five years of ownership, that's not bad.
I bought it in September and didn't have to put gas in it until February.
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(2) The added complexity of having to design and maintain two separate engines/drivetrains - one electric and one gasoline.
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That's not how they work. At least not the Volt and likely not other PHEVs. They have a small gasoline engine that powers a generator that runs the same drivetrain.
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(3) Lack of standards across the industry. Aren't there still different types of chargers for different vehicles? Can a Chevy pull up and use a Tesla charging station? Or a Ford one? Maybe they can use them, but not in a fast charging mode. I don't know specific incompatibilities, but I believe there are still some present.
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There's what everyone else uses and there is what Tesla uses. Tesla is the iPhone of electric cars.
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(4) If the SHTF and we are in a grid down situation (maybe a big storm, violent solar activity, or even war) how are you going to charge EV's? Unlike gasoline cars where you can drive in a tanker of gasoline, you can't really drive in a tanker of electricity.
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That's the point of the PHEV. If the grid is down, I just drive my Volt with gasoline, like I do with my Mercedes.