Hybrid cars, the modern-day saviors of oil-soaked, climate-change-endorsing society. They promise a world where both your wallet and the Earth breathe easy. But let’s not forget, these ‘sustainable’ machines are the same that force us to trade in our wallets for a battery-powered yoke of inconvenience. A ‘longer driving range’ sounds great, but who wants to spend more time in their car rather than at the beach? And talk about reliability, right? As if we don’t have enough issues to worry about with our smartphones. Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai – they’re not just names, they’re the modern pantheon of automotive gods. Their gods of efficiency, efficiency that’s like a diet but with no fun. The ‘ten mainstream models’ they tout, they’re like a diet menu but all the items are vegetables. And the Kia Sorento Hybrid, with its price tag that’s almost as long as its range, it’s like a car that’s trying to save you money but won’t let you drive more than 637 miles without feeling like you’ve overstepped some invisible economic boundary. Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, you’re like the more affordable version of a problem that can’t afford a Santa Fe. Honda Accord Hybrid, you’ve been at it since 2005, but let’s be honest, hasn’t anyone noticed that the real innovation here is the time you’ve been able to save on your car payments by choosing a hybrid over a gasoline model? And don’t even get me started on the Toyota Prius, the original Prius, the classic, the legendary – now it’s just the poster child for how not to make an electric vehicle. You’re a joke, a punchline to the joke that is the electric car era. It’s a market flooded with hybrids that are all trying to convince you they’re better than the next one. But, really, are they? Or are they just a bit of shiny metal with a battery that’s trying to mask the real problem: our addiction to cars that can’t possibly save us from the planet’s impending doom.
Read from: https://www.topspeed.com/most-affordable-hybrids-long-driving-ranges/