These are what I have my eyes on - a small battery to do 10-20km trips within the day (and easier parking as there are designated charging points for charging EVs in my city). Any personal recommendations for a a crossover type car?
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is very good (and is available without a wait). It differs from some of the other PHEVs in that it is really an EV (with 2 electric motors) and uses the gas engine primarily as a generator. This means it drives like an EV (no transmission, no power bands, just smooth acceleration at all times). A downside is that when running on gas, it's not as efficient because of the losses of going from mechanical energy to electrical energy back to mechanical, but I regularly get 70-80km on a charge, so the engine only kicks in on long weekend trips.