There's a lot to be said for a plug-in hybrid if you live in New England. In MA, and probably the others you can select the electricity provider that's putting electrons into the grid for you. We selected a renewables-only one (mix of solar and offshore wind) which cost about the same as the NG ones. I don't think any plug-in hybrid can go over 50 miles on a charge, but that's fine. Charge overnight at home for commuting. Use gas on vacation. My Gen4 plug-in Prius was getting 65ish MPG on gas. That was totaled and I'm now in a v wagon - not what I wanted but no used Priuses available other than that and it only gets 45ish (sounds good, but sucks when coming from 65) and doesn't plug in.

Then add having your own solar panels into the mix...

And yeah, the power utility in Hawai'i is a mess. They have no motivation to connect to already-built solar farms. I watched a huge one get built and NOT get connected - for years. Might be now, I stopped tracking after three-four years. But utilities don't attract the people who want to try new things. Similar personnel issue here in MA. We're putting in a super small 'farm' (solar carports) and it's been like pulling wisdom teeth.