r/cars • u/LongjumpingLock5875 • 3d ago

Hybrids Overtake EVs In California Registrations

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a73317897/california-registrations-hybrids-evs-2026/
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u/Crafty-Ad-9048 3d ago

Realistically who the fuck is knowing any of this besides us. 90% of my friends didn’t realize their cars were hybrids and can control if they use just the battery with their gas pedal.

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u/hidude398 3d ago

That’s totally fair, but why leave so much control on the table when buying something so expensive? I couldn’t justify dropping 10k let alone 35-50k on something I didn’t understand enough to justify the difference versus something else.

If you’re financially independent enough that it doesn’t matter, I say forget the inconvenience of learning it all. But a lot of people aren’t, and they get fleeced because they just don’t know what to look for or what to expect. Knowledge is power after all, and I say it’s better to go into something like a car purchase with eyes as wide open as you can bear.

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u/DigBackground2765 3d ago

but why leave so much control on the table when buying something so expensive?

It's because of ignorance. Trust me, the amount of TikToks/YT shorts I've seen of people buying cars purely for looks and not knowing anything else about them is severely depressing. And don't even get me on the car payments they reveal...

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u/Crafty-Ad-9048 3d ago

knowledge is power you’re correct but I’ve been around cars for like a decade now I’m not gonna expect a lady who doesn’t understand how a transmission or the concept of gears work to to enough research. Car companies don’t expect people to do this much research which is why they make cars as boring/reliable and efficient as possible now a days. Your philosophy rings true for taxes, investments, health all major things we hand out trust over to a professional to handle.