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Originally Posted by CGSNJ59
Anyway, to each his own. I personally think if this car had 40-60 miles of electric range, the 10.6 gallon gas tank (and smaller trunk) would possibly be acceptable. I just can't figure out why a battery that only produces around 20 miles of range on a good day results in a loss of 1/3 of the standard gas tank and a significant portion of the trunk. A battery that takes up that much space should get more range. Then again, I don't know anything about the engineering of a PHEV.
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I agree on the range needing to be a bit more, I'd need ~40 miles to make it work for me.
As to packaging, remember we have rear wheel drive, that takes up quite a bit of space. Also the construction setup is used on the 330e wagon.
Looking at illustrations of the battery pack, it is quite large and has to slot in a very restricted space and be safely packaged with the gas tank.