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You can use a petrol generator to charge your car for your super edge case that 99.99999% of us will never have to worry about

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It's very common in non-urban areas of US West such as around huge National Forests to have very limited infrastructure. And it's not 0.00001% of the population that goes to places like that.

I suspect that there will be some substantial subset of users and use cases where PHEVs will make sense for a very long time.

Needing to strap gas to the roof of a vehicle because of lack of infrastructure is a common issue?

No. (Although some who are really into driving in remote areas do.) At least today, gas range is still longer. For my SUV, it's about 450 miles. And gas stations are certainly more common than fast charging EV stations.

The better measure is whether it is 0.00001% of trips? This argument is similar to me (a European) deciding not to buy a sedan because I can’t drive it through the Sahara desert. If I want to do that I’ll rent a fit for purpose car because I sure am not doing it often (or even twice in a decade).

If it's really really rare, it's one thing. If it's renting a car that won't be set up the way I like it and that I'm often not even supposed to drive on non-paved roads even once or twice a year, it's something else.

I think you’re missing the point. Maybe it’s worth it for you but if that is the case you’re in a niche of a niche.

Maybe I'm unusual but pretty much all my friends own vehicles that are setup for weekend recreational activities even if they don't happen every week.

Same same but there is zero chance that an electric car doesn't have sufficient range in Europe and I imagine also in the vast majority of the US.

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