Here is why I don’t understand hybrid vehicles:

In the best case scenario hybrid vehicles would have an optimized gasoline or diesel engine which would kick in when the battery goes low - generating more electricity and extending vehicle’s range this way. I am saying this is the best case scenario because this way engine can work on only the most optimal RPM - which is a big deal for a combustion engine - a lot of optimization potential when it should only work on one RPM.

But the fact is that - unless you can afford to go on vacation for more than 6 month a year - you won’t be driving more than 60 miles per day. This means that 99% of people will not have to drive more than 60 miles a day.

In this case, why do you want to drive a gasoline or diesel engine with you everywhere, pollute air, have to fuel it up, having shorter range because this engine takes up room in the car and adds in weight significantly?

Here is what you can do instead when you need extended range:

Imagine, you drive to work in an electric car with range of about 100 miles, plug it in every night, no pollution, only pay about 2c per mile. Then when you need to go on vacation, you just hook this trailer, plug it in and go. I bet with comparable fuel tank, you can go further than your average gasoline car goes.

I would imagine that when electric cars are popular, you can rent one of those once or twice a year when you need it. So you don’t even have to buy one of those and don’t have to store it in your garage.

Neat, isn’t it?