Ahead of new EU rules, plug-in hybrid electric ranges surge

Skoda Superb iV PHEV 2024 Arc — The new Superb iV plug-in hybrid features an electric-only range of about 135 km (84 miles), more than double the current model’s 56 km range. (SKODA)

July 18, 2024 04:02 AM

The latest plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) now have battery-only ranges that would have been considered acceptable for a full-electric vehicle not long ago.

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