The roll over worry because of hybrid is not an excuse. There are electric hybrids.

  • Spuddaccino@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    They exist, but they’re expensive. The cheapest I see is the Mercedes AMG E53 Cabriolet for around 80k.

    The reasons why they’re expensive are touched on in another post: hybrids are heavy because batteries are heavy, convertibles are heavy because you can’t use the roof for the car’s structure anymore, so a convertible hybrid is extra heavy. Solving that engineering problem makes them expensive.

    • _MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldOPM
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      1 year ago

      Okay I didn’t know that existed. That’s a lot of power for a hybrid though lol.

      I do understand the weight issues. The new Prius makes ~220HP. I think it’s doable now, but the market isn’t asking for that.