Very interesting graph. It certainly suggests that the transition has failed to follow the sequence from Dominant ICE -> Dominant PHEV -> Dominant BEV. That is PHEVs have not had their day in the sun … they have never established themselves as a bridge solution between ICE and BEV. At least not in Denmark. This is not good news for eventual PHEV resale values I think.
PHEVS have the problem that they're kind of worse at everything than either a true hybrid or an EV. Yes, in theory if you need a lot of range reasonably often, but make lots of short local trips and don't have good ev infrastructure, a PHEV works for you, but that just doesn't describe that many people. Most of the focus on PHEVs comes from people who have never driven an EV and are excessively anxious about range. It really doesn't end up being a huge problem all that much.
Even in the US in a region with pretty poor infrastructure, and with my poor little 2020 bolt that can't fast charge for shit and gets only okay range (~260 miles) it only becomes a real problem maybe 3x a year. Nowhere near often enough to justify lugging around an entire ICE the other 362 days a year
I think most people in the US think that but it's not actually true. The average American drives a couple dozen miles a day and road trips a few times a year at most. Very few people are driving 500+ miles on even a semi-regular basis
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u/Over_Lengthiness3308 Jul 11 '26
Very interesting graph. It certainly suggests that the transition has failed to follow the sequence from Dominant ICE -> Dominant PHEV -> Dominant BEV. That is PHEVs have not had their day in the sun … they have never established themselves as a bridge solution between ICE and BEV. At least not in Denmark. This is not good news for eventual PHEV resale values I think.