It's a massive generalization, I know, but I've been paying a lot of attention to the way PHEV drivers use the HOV lane of late and my impression is...they're pretty obnoxious as a whole. And the very worst seem to be those drivers with vehicles that have minimal AER. Meaning number one on the list as a group are PIP drivers. I don't know about drivers of the (equally limited AER) Honda Accord PHEV...I'm not sure I've ever seen one.
Next on my list are drivers of any of the two Ford PHEVs, with C-Max Energi drivers for some reason being more so than the Fusion drivers. Though that could be just on numbers, since I see way more of the one than the other.
Volt drivers, on the other hand, are pretty good. And, no, I'm not just saying that because we own one!
I have a theory - when you have such pitiful AER there is little incentive to try and save energy, other than boosting your MPG a bit. And so they don't try. In fact, I'm pretty sure most PHEV drivers, especially those who bought the Prius and Accord (if anyone actually did buy the Accord), just did it specifically so they could get up my chuff as I pootle along at 70MPH. Not that I intend to speed up. Or get over, since I'm already going faster than cars in the regular lanes.
Next on my list are drivers of any of the two Ford PHEVs, with C-Max Energi drivers for some reason being more so than the Fusion drivers. Though that could be just on numbers, since I see way more of the one than the other.
Volt drivers, on the other hand, are pretty good. And, no, I'm not just saying that because we own one!
I have a theory - when you have such pitiful AER there is little incentive to try and save energy, other than boosting your MPG a bit. And so they don't try. In fact, I'm pretty sure most PHEV drivers, especially those who bought the Prius and Accord (if anyone actually did buy the Accord), just did it specifically so they could get up my chuff as I pootle along at 70MPH. Not that I intend to speed up. Or get over, since I'm already going faster than cars in the regular lanes.