# Bob\_Blaylock hates Electric Vehicles and was happy to highjack a thread about it **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 13, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-blaylock-hates-electric-vehicles-and-was-happy-to-highjack-a-thread-about-it/998798 "2024-03-13T00:22:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 220
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> [@Capn\_Carl](#): > > PHEVs don’t _have_ to be plugged in at all; doing so just enables local drives to be done using the battery. Their gas-only range is comparable to that of typical ICE vehicles. You actually get better mileage than a typical ICE vehicle because the engine is a hybrid engine, which is more efficient, and you also get to use regenerative braking. I did a test with mine and went without charging between refills to see what I would get and it was much better than what I would have gotten with the comparable ICE vehicle. After that test of course I went back to doing as much charging as possible. `//i\\` --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-blaylock-hates-electric-vehicles-and-was-happy-to-highjack-a-thread-about-it/998798)._