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2026-03-26 22:20 UTC

@DavidPenington Fires are, indeed, dangerous. I did consider hybrids as an approach, lent onto the side of the fence where they felt like a compromise paying for engine services and any battery issues. But I do see why they work/appeal in some cases.

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@DavidPenington@aus.social 2026-03-26 22:38

@alexkidman Plain hybrids are just a fairly efficient petrol car & I wish media & statistics would not group them under "electrically powered" or similar. Plug in Hybrids are expensive to maintain & most spend most of their time running as plain hybrids (plug in battery near flat). To get benefit you have to recharge every day you use it. Otherwise just get an efficient car, preferably small. The PHEV worked for us in 2022 to be 3 vehicles in 1: - an electric city car - a safe, reasonably efficient country trip car (visiting family 250km away) - tow the camping trailer, small boat, or utility trailer up to 750kg In 2022, no EVs on sale in Australia could tow, officially. We are low car use people in the inner city. When not on our bicycles, 90% of our city km are electric & we once went 3 months without buying fuel - the car warned the fuel was old! The airport return trip in just in battery range. An ebike is also a very valued member of our transport stable. https://velectrix.com.au/product/cruiser-pulse-stx-step-through-cruiser-electric-bike/

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