Real-world data shows plug-in hybrids use far more fuel than advertised

[yRaz]

It might make sense in your use case.
In many use cases and perhaps also yours going full-hybrid is a whole lot more beneficial. (I'm speaking of the Toyota hybrid system, or the Renault system where the engine is purely a generator.)

Yes, you use the engine on every drive, but the real life savings are there. All the time. Whereas with a PHEV it largely depends on how you use it.

But many (European) manufacturers did not have such a system, and admitting Toyota and co were technologically more advanced may have been to hard to swallow. While bolting the plug-in system on existing cars seemed like an easy solution.

I hate to double post, but around 70% of Americans own their homes. If it doesn't make sense for you, don't buy one. However, when making a financial decision in the tens of thousands of dollars, you should educate yourself on whether or not it works for you in your situation. so for 70% of people, there isn't a question. For 30% of people, many places require landlords to allow tenants to install charging infrastructure under the same law that allows them to have cable or satellite TV

 

[Jack77]

I hate to double post, but around 70% of Americans own their homes. If it doesn't make sense for you, don't buy one. However, when making a financial decision in the tens of thousands of dollars, you should educate yourself on whether or not it works for you in your situation. so for 70% of people, there isn't a question. For 30% of people, many places require landlords to allow tenants to install charging infrastructure under the same law that allows them to have cable or satellite TV

Where I live, many of these were bought or leased by companies for their employees. Company cars have become a (part of the) wage-replacing benefit, that is tax friendly.
And the companies that bought the cars even got more tax benefits because of the presumed lower emissions. Most employees just run PHEV's as normal cars, charging them little to not at all. So they are hauling 200 dead kgs along on most rides.