Charge ports should be set the front, not rear, because if you have anything attached to the rear of a vehicle, such as a trailer, or bike rack, or cargo carrier, etc, it can prevent being able to back into the charging stall.

This would be a silly reason given that there are plenty of 3rd party adapters with longer necks that would likely fit just fine in that port that are only rated for 500v.

Well, there is no evidence this isn’t some aftermarket 3rd party adapter.

“since all manufacturers (except for a few holdouts) have committed to switching to NACS, it’s really such a short term problem”

Hi Lawrence,

A $25k Camry doesn’t have power locks, power windows, keyless entry, or even an automatic transmission.

“That’s not how the tax credit works.”

Yep. I’m aware of those claims by taxi drivers and I don’t doubt that at all. Any amount of regen at all will make a huge difference in how long your brakes will last.

So to pay off $12k is 100,000 miles.

Regen on the Niro EV is able to make it come to a complete stop on level ground.

Brake pads normally last just as long with a hybrid because they use re-gen braking too

The article says that EV has a premium of $12000 compared to the same car with normal engine.

The $47k number quoted is for the top spec trim fully loaded. The Niro EV starts at $39k and qualifies for a $7500 rebate which brings it’s effective starting price down to under $32k.

Not really. Electric motors aren’t like gas engines where larger engines are less efficient. The cool thing about an electric motor is more powerful motors aren’t really less efficient than less powerful motors.

That number quoted by the author is incorrect. Starting price for the Niro EV is $39k. The top level trim fully optioned out is $47k.

It requires you have to have such a tax liability

Oh I missed that nuggest in the article. This author has historically struggled to get basic facts straight.

Those are not for the same trim level though. If you spec them at the same trim level the PHEV MSRP jumps to $34k or about $30k after rebate.

Where are you getting $12k from? The Niro starts at $39k and qualifies for a $7500 rebate making the effective starting price under $32k.

The Niro EV starts at $39k and qualifies for $7500 federal rebate making the starting price effectively $31.5k