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Thanks for all of the information folks! Based on your feedback, I think the standard hybrid may indeed fit our overall objectives a little better than the energi. I was also leaning towards the FFE because of the lightly used pricing. It's amazing to me that a 15 or 16 with under 30k miles can be had fairly easily for under 15k. I ran some quotes and it turns out the hybrid is cheaper for me to insure (Geico) so the reduced premium cost would perhaps offset the hybrid's decreased MPG during my infrequent shorter trips, plus I'd get a full trunk. Thanks again everyone!

Hello everyone, my wife and I have finally come around to the notion of going hybrid or plug-in hybrid. We are hoping the first replacement will be by my current gas guzzling car, she may opt for the standard hybrid for the extra trunk space. I have a question that I've tried to search for, and even watched a few videos to better understand, but I'm still having a hard time getting my head around the energi's driving modes and the role the extra battery plays given various scenarios. I drive, on average, about 650 miles per week. 3 days consist of 190 mile round-trip commutes. The rest of the week consists of sub-20 mile local errands. We have a level 2 charger at work that is free for employees. My primary question has to do with the role of the additional battery on the energi. I understand that it's capable of 20 miles in pure EV mode, which will be great for my local errands and such but with the bulk of my miles stemming from my commute, will the additional battery from the energi model provide a more EV biased supplementary role over a standard hybrid in long commute scenarios like mine or is it purely limited to EV mode with a cap of 20 miles? Thanks SOOOOO much in advance for helping me better understand this!