What do you like about the vehicle you drive and would you have changed anythin about it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by moistclump@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Realized that with my new job I’m at $500/month for gas. Starting to seriously consider a hybrid or electric but damn they expensive. Either way might just need something more reliable than my 320k+ car.

Whatchya driving, do you like it, and why?

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[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

I have an escape plug in hybrid. I get about 40 miles all electric, and about 500 miles on gas. I just took a camping trip where I towed a trailer, so my average mpg is down to about 50. Normally it rides around 70-80, since most days I drive less than 40 miles.

I like my fuel efficiency, and that I can plug it in to charge. I wish I had a little more cargo space, since I'm just shy of "project" capacity, and more "flat pack furniture". I dislike that the towing capacity is low, since the hybrid drivetrain is more complex, and the car just weighs more, so I can only tow about 1500 lbs, which limits your choices for campers and such.

I originally started the buying process because I needed a new car, and I had a three hour round trip commute. Now I'm working from home, and it's even better because I basically never use gas, but haven't sacrificed range. Only my poor, beleaguered bank account. Which I don't regret.

[-] ranok@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Almost the same, but the RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid. 50mi electric range, AWD, we almost never have to fill it and there's free slow chargers in our town!

[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the insights, all good to know!

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