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[Dormant] Electric Vehicles
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I'll be completely upfront about my biases here: I'm not really sure PHEVs make a lot of sense. You're getting a small battery pack that'll still be expensive to replace (if you can find the packs later on) with the maintenance of a gas car. Personally I'm not really sold, but hey, if the numbers work out for you, have fun
I'd say if your current car is on it's last legs, go ahead and get what you want, but if you can hold out for a couple of years, I'd suggest maybe waiting to see if prices on full-battery EVs come down any.
Yeah, in a PHEV your charging is almost entirely going to be when you're at home or staying somewhere for a few hours (shopping, hotels).
They can't charge at all at DC Fast Chargers. If you see a bank of chargers out in the middle of a parking lot somewhere, odds are you can't use them. If you see some chargers on the wall of a parking garage or on some posts in front of a hotel, generally you should be fine.
If you get a few minutes this evening, take a look at Plugshare (https://www.plugshare.com/). Go to Filters on the left, scroll down to "Vehicles and Plugs", and make sure only "J-1772" is selected. These are the places you'll be able to charge.
So with a PHEV, unfortunately not really. You'll need a couple of hours to charge a PHEV at a charging station. A full battery EV can only get a gas station-like experience because the DC Fast Chargers can push an insane amount of power very quickly.
My current hybrid is in great shape, so no rush other than wanting more EV range and to get less screwed on the backwards fees I have to pay (hybrid and PHEV are same fee bracket). I've got a Ford Fusion Hybrid and was looking at simply upgrading to the Energi which is the PHEV version of it. (I absolutely regret not getting that model when I bought this one, but at the time, I didn't have anywhere to charge it).
Barring something unexpected or catastrophic happening, I can definitely wait a few years and reassess. The ultimate goal is still a BEV, but I may need to wait a bit for things to standardize across the board (we're getting there, though!).