Vancouver, British Columbia – Have you ever been driving late at night with less than a quarter-tank of fuel remaining and a hundred kilometres or more left until you see civilization again? I have, and know the feeling of anxiety one gets, staring at that fuel gauge (and if you are lucky, the “mileage remaining†indicator). It’s nerve-wracking, to say the least. For pure electric vehicles, which have a shorter driving range than conventional cars, “range anxiety†is a major hurdle to their public acceptance. Electric vehicles, in their current state, mean changing the way we see the motor vehicle. No longer would we be able to hop into our car and drive across the continent without much more than a credit card to keep both vehicle and body fuelled for the long haul. Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs), such as the upcoming Toyota Prius PHV, provide the benefit, both in fuel costs to the consumer as well as environmental, of an electric vehicle without the range compromise. CanadianDriver » Green Future » Preview: Toyota Prius PHV
