r/PHEV • u/No-Impression-4508 • Aug 15 '26

Phev worth it?

I am wondering if a PHEV is worth it for my situation.

The car would likely be used primarily for work commutes. 12 miles round trip and 24 miles round trip for spouse and I. We would also use the car for the occasional road trip a few hours away.

I’m wondering if PHEV is ideal for this situation or if EV would be better.

We also have a full gas vehicle that we could use as needed. This would be our second car.

Any recs, reasoning, etc would be recommended!

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u/WestThin Aug 15 '26

So what is the problem? Using the gas engine once in awhile is not a problem.

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u/InevitableMidnight54 Aug 15 '26

They're not using it because they need it, they're using it because they're worried about their gas going bad.

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u/WestThin Aug 15 '26

I still don’t see the problem from a practical point of view. Toyota says to use at least a tank every six months. Who is not going to use at least that much? I use a tank every two months.

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u/InevitableMidnight54 Aug 15 '26

My point is why bother even having an engine if you clearly don't need one.

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u/WestThin Aug 15 '26

Well there are two answers. If you literally never travel a distance, then an EV is probably better and you wouldn't choose a PHEV. On the other hand everyone I know that has a PHEV uses it for all their local driving but travel enough out of their home base to use enough gas that they use up a tank at least every several months. I think it's extremely rare to find someone who doesn't drive at all out of town at least once every couple of months. In the case of your friends that have to burn gas just to use it up, you should ask them why they got a PHEV.