Calling PHEVs “fake electric cars” is just silly. We agree some of the early offerings, which had an electric only operating range of less than 10 miles, were stupid cars. (We’re looking at you, BMW and
Audi.) But a modern PHEV can provide lower emissions to a wide segment of drivers at a
price that is considerably less than a battery electric vehicle. The protestations of Greenpeace and Transportation and Environment would actually penalize low income drivers who otherwise would be driving conventional cars that spew clouds of carbon emissions out their tailpipes.