After spending nearly a decade ramping up toward an all-electric future, automakers around the world - or at least in some markets - are rolling back or even canceling their EV plans, choosing instead to focus on hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) technology.

But while automakers are eager to promote it as the next logical step after claiming pure EVs were a flop, we have data to back up our position: EREVs are not the solution we're looking for, and will do little to solve the real issue: affordable, accessible charging for all.

⏱️ Chapter Breakdown:

00:00 - Introduction 02:33 - The challenge of charging - the real issue 05:57 - What's an EREV anyway? 09:09 - Challenges of EREVs 09:46 - An example of difference between EV and EREV efficiency 11:20 - Challenges of keeping an ICE engine healthy 12:08 - Modern EREVs are promising more 13:01 - Support the channel! 13:40 - Automakers move toward EREV 16:08 - Statistics of real-world use 19:05 - Alternatives exist! 20:26 - The elephant in the room: real-world use 22:07 - Discrepancies between claims and real-world use 26:25 - The same thing that would make them better is... 26:45 - Charging isn't the problem 28:46 - It's Politics, stupid 30:33 - Thanks, and Goodbye!

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