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Plug-In Hybrids Are For Everyone

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Plug-In Hybrids Are For Everyone

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Plug-In Hybrids give you many benefits for less money than electric or autonomous vehicles, EVEN IF YOU CAN'T PLUG IN ALL OF THE TIME OR CONVENIENTLY.

It may take many decades and trillions of dollars in charging station and vehicle control systems infrastructure buildout before the hype of autonomous and all electric vehicles can become a practical option for everyone.

At the 2018 Chicago Auto Show, car makers introduced more new Plug-In Hybrids than at any prior year. See new Plug-In Hybrids and More At The 2019 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place from Saturday, February 9 through Monday, February 18.

On November 26, 2018, GM announced it was ending production of the Chevrolet Volt Plug-In hybrid. One expert said that the Plug-In Hybrid is "dead" and was intended as a "transitional" technology while another said that GM is killing the ultimate "Dream Car".

Plug-In Hybrids that have features which save your battery power to be used when you get stuck in a really slow traffic jam or other similar situations. Expressways around Chicago are often backed up for miles where you can be stuck for a long time. A lot of fuel is wasted when you idle in slow traffic, so switching over to the electric mode of a Plug-In hybrid saves fuel plus a lot of wear on your gas engine, while reducing air pollution.

Plug-In Hybrids have bigger batteries and usually a bigger electric motor and/or gas engine. Both are like a regular car engine, but with a very large oversized "alternator" that works as an electric motor also. There is one drive train that combines and regulates the power from the electric motor and gas engine.

Plug-In Hybrids optimize the efficiency of the gas engine (using one "coupled" drive train) by using the electric motor to compensate for the inefficiencies of the gas engine and to recover regenerative braking energy.

Electric cars carry a lot of heavy batteries which use up a lot of energy. When you brake with an electric car, that battery weight helps to regenerate more energy, but there is still a net loss overall.

Plug-In Hybrids charge overnight from a standard 110V outlet at 15 or 20 amps which is good for many typical driving trips. Some models offer fast charging in less than 20 minutes at Fast Charging Stations.

An electric car may require special wiring, special circuit breakers and other expensive enhancements to the electric service in your home or business to get the most range from the batteries.

Plug-In Hybrids, like the Mitsubishi SUV, let the battery charge entirely with regen braking and coasting which you can use later in bad traffic, saving money even if you can't plug it in!

Around Chicago, there are millions of cars parked with no outlet or charging station available to plug into. That's not going to change soon, due to maintenance, vandalism, safety and cost issues. With Plug-In Hybrids, it's not a problem. You plug in when you can, but if you can't, you can still benefit and save.

Plug In Hybrids can also be made to work as a high output emergency power generators. It would be possible to get 25 KW to 100 KW of electricity from a properly designed Plug-In Hybrid. That's enough emergency power for up to 10 or more average homes.

Don't say good bye to the Plug-In Hybrid just yet. Look for upcoming reviews to learn if the Plug-In Hybrid will be the "Dream Car Of The Future" or a "dead" transitional technology. Check back to this section, or sign up for our email newsletters for reports on test drives and product features for current and future models of Plug-in Hybrids.