I don’t live in a fly over state but I do own a Ford Escape PHEV (probably the most affordable option for a PHEV). Range wise, a PHEV would go further than a typical ICE by a large margin. On a full tank, I can easily go 400 miles+ driving 75 mph+ for most of the drive. Mind you, I’m on a 11 gallon tank. If I stay local, I usually hit a combined 100 mpg. Which means with my electric and gas usage, I fill up my tank every 1K miles. I have free charging at work and it’s one way about 25 miles which means I almost never use gas for my work commute.

I think one thing people don’t talk enough about is how much increase quality of life the EV portion brings. Idling for a drive thru? Zero gas. Napping in your car during lunch when it’s 90 degrees outside? Well it’ll be a cool 70 inside your car with zero gas or engine noise. The driving feel of a PHEV is also significantly better, instant torque and the electric to engine crossover is so smooth that you don’t even notice it. Also regen break saves a ton. I was stuck in an unforeseen traffic jam for about 5 miles with stop and go traffic. I barely used more than 5 miles of electric range since regen recovered so much energy.

Edit: Almost forgot to mention the best part about having a hybrid or PHEV! There is no on/off engine that all new regular gas cars have.