# Are hybrids the natural stepping stone to EVs?

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/are-hybrids-the-natural-stepping-stone-to-evs/5264>\
**Category:** EV Small Talk\
**Created:** [September 4, 2015, 6:57am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/are-hybrids-the-natural-stepping-stone-to-evs/5264 "2015-09-04T06:57:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Greendriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Greendriver](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Greendriver)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 6:57am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/are-hybrids-the-natural-stepping-stone-to-evs/5264/1 "2015-09-04T06:57:24Z")

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Would you feel more confident moving to a hybrid and then on to a full EV in the future?

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**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/are-hybrids-the-natural-stepping-stone-to-evs/5264/2 "2015-09-04T07:39:50Z")

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IMHO PLUG IN Hybrids will be the ultimate out come. Really has all the bases covered.

Electric for local and Petrol for traveling. Volt and Prius are already major players in this segment,

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**Author:** ![Greendriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Greendriver](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Greendriver)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 7:45am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/are-hybrids-the-natural-stepping-stone-to-evs/5264/3 "2015-09-04T07:45:33Z")

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Maybe pure electric for use in city centres and a mass of charging facilities?

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**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/are-hybrids-the-natural-stepping-stone-to-evs/5264/4 "2015-09-04T19:32:01Z")

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The current electrical infrastructure wont support a “mass” of charging facilities without significant capacity upgrading. The outlets would have to be metered to pay for the installation, maintenance and power transferred. I won’t see this in my lifetime but my great grand kids might.

IMHO plug in hybrids will be the norm.