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Best Plug-in Hybrids 2022 (and the PHEVs to avoid) | What Car? - YouTube
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if you like the sound of a fully
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electric car but don't quite think it
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would entirely suit your lifestyle then
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a plug-in hybrid could be the perfect
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solution the market is swamped with them
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right now but which one should you buy
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we're going to try and help by naming
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the 10 best on sale right now and if you
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want a great deal on a plug-in hybrid or
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any other new car click on the link to
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go to whatcarl.com for a big saving and
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can see all of our reviews on the best
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new hybrids plug-in hybrids evs and
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everything else
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first off let's just clarify that the
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cars mentioned here are plug-in hybrids
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which you may also hear referred to as
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phevs or fevs they shouldn't be confused
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with regular hybrids ones that you can't
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plug in
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both types of car combine a petrol or
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diesel engine with an electric motor
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powered by a battery but with a hybrid
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that you don't plug in the battery is
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very small and you can only really
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travel on pure electric power for not
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very long at all most of the time the
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battery and electric motor will just be
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there to help boost your fuel economy
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plug-in hybrids the ones that we're
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talking about here have much bigger
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batteries than normal hybrids and some
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are able to travel up to almost 60 miles
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on pure electric power alone
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now when a battery goes flat in a fully
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electric car it's game over you have to
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charge it up before you can move
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anywhere but when the battery runs out
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in a plug-in hybrid you still got the
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engine to help power things along as the
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name suggests you can plug in a plug-in
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hybrid to charge up the battery again
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many new fevs can even use the engine to
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charge the battery on the move
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there are huge benefits of going for a
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plug-in hybrid if you can make regular
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use of the pure electric range then your
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fuel bills will be tiny compared to a
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normal petrol or diesel car plus even if
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you're not in fully electric mode a fev
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with a fully charged battery can be
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incredibly fuel efficient but the thing
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to bear in mind with plug-in hybrids is
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that fuel economy is brilliant while
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there's juice left in the battery but
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once you've run out and you're only
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powered by fuel then the mpgs plummet
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now it's time to kick off the top 10
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with the ford cougar previous versions
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of the cougar were a bit off the pace
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compared to the best suvs but this new
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version is much better not least because
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it has this excellent plug-in hybrid
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offering in our tests this cougar went
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almost 50 percent further on electric
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power than similarly priced plug-in
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hybrid suvs but it also trounced them
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when petrol power took over with no
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charge left in its lithium-ion battery
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the cougar still managed to return 52
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miles per gallon on our real-world test
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route the cougar also has supple
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suspension that makes it very
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comfortable both at speed and when
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trundling around town and it's not bad
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to drive either compared to similarly
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priced rivals like the ford cougar the
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hyundai tucson is massive there's loads
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of rear seat space and the boot is a
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great size too and it impresses in lots
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of other areas particularly with its
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well-made interior and comfortable ride
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now the tucson is big but when it comes
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to space the hyundai santa fe takes some
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beating there's no better seven seat suv
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around right now and this plug-in hybrid
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version of the car is a fine choice you
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get proper seven-seat capability so even
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adults will be able to sit in the third
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row and every version comes with a great
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five-year warranty too to find out more
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about what makes the santa fe so good
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click on the link at the top of the
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screen to watch our full review
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the bmw 5 series is a fantastic
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all-rounder particularly in this plug-in
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hybrid form it's enjoyable to drive
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comfortable has a great interior and a
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decent electric range even when you're
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using the smooth two liter petrol engine
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things are very quiet and serene it's a
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supreme luxury package without the price
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tag to match but let's take a closer
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look at the claimed fuel economy figures
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of plug-in hybrids so this 530e
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according to the official wltp test
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figures is said to achieve 201.8
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miles per gallon compare that to a
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standard petrol 520i and the claimed
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figure for that engine is around 45.6
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miles per gallon but this isn't the
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whole story you may achieve 201.8 miles
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per gallon for the first few hundred
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yards you travel on a journey with a
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full battery but in the 530e over longer
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journeys with a mix of different roads
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starting with a full battery you're more
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likely to see something between 50 and
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70 miles per gallon with a flat battery
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it'll drop to around 35 miles per gallon
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so with a topped up battery it can still
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be impressively efficient but
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nowhere near what the official numbers
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suggest and that unfortunately is the
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case with every single car in this list
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and indeed any plug-in hybrid with an
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official wltp fuel economy figure those
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numbers are supposed to be
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representative of real-world driving
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conditions but they aren't similarly the
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pure electric range of the 530e expect
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more like 25 miles in genuine real-world
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driving conditions
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anyway back to the list and at number
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six while the 5 series is a premium
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all-rounder the skoda superb is a more
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mainstream alternative the iv is a
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plug-in hybrid which is incredibly
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practical and it's comfy nicely made
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well-equipped and great value for money
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in the fev world if you need even more
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space there's an estate version too the
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bmw x5 plug-in hybrid stands out in this
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list because it has the longest claimed
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electric range of any car mentioned here
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thanks to its 24 kilowatt hour battery
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and that is especially impressive
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considering it's been around for a
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couple of years now in fact the range is
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around twice the distance rivals like
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the audi q7 and porsche cayenne can
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manage its talents stretch beyond the
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numbers though it's quiet very quick and
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suitably luxurious inside it's not cheap
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though another bmw is at fourth spot in
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our list and the 3 series 330e is not
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just brilliant for a plug-in hybrid but
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it's brilliant full stop it is properly
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quick handles fantastically and it can
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be hugely efficient too then there's
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it's excellently built interior boasting
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the best infotainment system around you
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can get an estate version too
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this might be one of the more expensive
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versions of the skoda octavia but the iv
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plug-in hybrid is still one of the
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cheaper fevs around in this lineup it
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represents staggering value with an
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impressive electric range and fairly
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nippy acceleration combined with a
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properly big interior that's nicely
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finished too
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in second place the audi a340 tfsie is a
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truly excellent plug-in hybrid why well
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it takes many of the things that makes
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the third-placed octavius so good but
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adds a bit of extra polish and in the uk
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if you're a company car driver then
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entry level sport trim sits in one of
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the lowest benefit in kind tax brackets
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but the very best plug-in hybrid you can
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buy right now is the lexus nx not only
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is it brilliant inside with high quality
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materials and rock solid build quality
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plenty of space for passengers and a big
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boot but it's also decent to drive with
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an especially great ride around town and
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of course lexus's legendary reliability
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record means anyone who buys an nx
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stands a good chance of trouble-free
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ownership this is a huge leap forward
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for the nx which wasn't particularly
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great in its first generation but now is
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a fantastic class leader for this second
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generation model click on the link to
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watch our full review and find out
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exactly what makes it so good but not
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every plug-in hybrid is recommendable
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the ones to avoid include the ds7
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crossback e-tents with sloppy handling
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inconsistent ride quality and a jerky
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switch from electric motor to the engine
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it just isn't as polished as its other
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plug-in hybrid suv rivals
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if it was cheap you could maybe overlook
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some of its shortcomings but it isn't so
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those are the best and worst plug-in
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hybrids for great deals on fevs evs
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hybrids and indeed any new car click on
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