# Experience with plug-in hybrid (PHEV) batteries?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-plug-in-hybrid-phev-batteries/952068>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 7, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-plug-in-hybrid-phev-batteries/952068 "2021-10-07T11:38:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-plug-in-hybrid-phev-batteries/952068/21 "2021-10-24T21:04:46Z")

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> [@Ranch\_Dip](#):
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> 2021 Prius Prime. I don’t charge, so I run in hyrid mode most of the time.

Not judging, just curious. Why don’t you charge? Can’t where you park? (we had a Prius Prime a couple of years ago and loved it. Almost never used gas. Kids have it now. They plug it into an outlet in their garage and run the wire out to the driveway)

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**Author:** ![Ranch\_Dip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranch_dip/32/5238_2.png) [@Ranch\_Dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranch_Dip)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-plug-in-hybrid-phev-batteries/952068/22 "2021-10-25T19:48:36Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> Why don’t you charge? Can’t where you park?

Yes, this is the reason. I have charged it a couple of times, but it’s not super convenient.

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**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-plug-in-hybrid-phev-batteries/952068/23 "2021-10-26T09:57:48Z")

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> [@Heracles](#):
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> Drive to the Peugeot dealership and try it out in their own parking lot. That way it’ll be _their_ problem if something goes wrong. 😉

I actually considered that, but am pretty sure that I would still be liable even if it was the fault of the Park Assist. The irony would be sweet though 😄

However, one option might be to have _the dealer_ demonstrate the parking with me as passenger. That might actually work…

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