Subject: Re: More BYD sold
While in a general sense PHEVs may make economic sense, I'm looking forward to a pure EV for my next car. Adding all the ICE hardware and integration with the battery pack greatly increases the complexity of the vehicle and adds a lot of maintenance burden and failure points.

I never owned a PHEV and went direct to BEV seven years ago for this exact reason. I just didn't want the added complexity. Why do I want to deal with oil changes and transmissions? I might consider a PHEV with 70-100mi of real world range but I live in the wide open Midwest and drive a lot. A serial hybrid like the discontinued Volt was the most compelling in terms of minimal drivetrain complexity, but I'm a bit of an engineering geek at heart.

We are on our second BEV now and the number one question I still get from people is 'Don't you worry about where you will charge it?' No. I charge it in my garage. I get up, I drive it, and I plug it in at night so it's the same experience you get with your iPhone. If I'm going on a trip where EV fast charging would be inconvenient I just drive our gas car and wish the whole time I didn't have to. The laggy transmission and slow acceleration make your typical ICE vehicle a completely boring experience. The fact that I'm driving an electric truck that out accelerates my childhood dream car Porsche 959 completely blows my mind to this day. Life is too short to drive boring cars in my opinion :)

Jeff