

Worse than something people don’t utilize? Im calling bullshit.
I can get 700+ kms on 35 litres on a 2015 Prius V.
Every other vehicle that was ice I’ve used at work could. Barely break 600kms on 55 litres.
If phevs aren’t good because people don’t use them correctly and only use the ICE component of them, having an always on hybrid reducing fuel consumption by over 50% is absolutely better in every way.
Whatever they are using in your examples are misleading at the very least and outright bullshit at the worst.

I dont think it’s fair or appropriate comparison. If you want to open that door, then you have to compare your in laws hybrid to an equally shitty ive engine, which I think is a huge disparity in the comparison you presented