This is a curious story, to me, all around. Most car makers except the Japanese came out with very aggressive timelines for going EV, and most of them have since retrenched on that. Meanwhile, this EV "mandate" in several states by 2035 would include PHEVs in the requirement. I agree PHEVs are unduly complex, but I could envision one that plugs in with maybe one mile of battery range. It's hardly different from a regular hybrid like mine, but checks the box. Nobody would bother plugging it in. Maybe it has 15 miles range, and you'd use 110v to charge over night, maybe.
Yay, california.
Meanwhile, charging stations are not well developed as yet, may be broken, are expensive usually, and are not always convenient.
It's starting to look like the Consumer has spoken, for now.
