Driving a hybrid sends a powerful message about your respect for the environment. Hybrids are growing in popularity as more people look for greener and more economical ways to drive and realise the benefits of combining petrol and electric power, such as low running costs. As the brakes need replacing less often, servicing costs are kept down. For peace of mind, the Honda i-MMD battery is covered by a comprehensive warranty for the first five years or ,km — whichever comes first.
Hybrid cars offer a great combination of petrol and electric virtues. EV charging infrastructure is growing rapidly across Australia, meaning PHEV owners are increasingly able to use their vehicles without the engine security blanket if they so desire.
Price shock. Even more to go wrong. The added complexity of a larger and heavier battery pack, combined with extra electrical engineering for the plug-in technology, means more to service and repair over the longer term, on top of the engine and motor combination. Purchase price. Battery costs. Charging inconvenience.
Using a regular household outlet requires around six to eight hours depending on the PHEV, while obviously a HEV requires no plugging-in hassles. Charge it or lose it. This removes the need for a conventional alternator and separate starter motor, saving weight, and brings the ability to give the petrol engine a boost under acceleration. Range-extender or REx hybrids only have an electric motor driving the wheels, but they carry an on-board small petrol engine that is there solely as an electricity generator to recharge the battery pack.
Both were well packaged and good to drive but short on range and too expensive, with the latter was also criticised for providing disappointing additional extended petrol range, while being markedly noisy when the extender engine was running.
No range-extender hybrid is currently sold new in Australia, though Mazda has indicated it may introduce one in Hybrid on a budget, PHEV for that all-electric experience but with a petrol engine back-up for extended journeys and no range anxiety.
If using considerably less fuel and creating fewer emissions are important to you, then definitely. Hybrids are usually more affordable than full electric cars, and often more responsive to drive than their petrol-only equivalents. They cost more to buy, and may cost more to service. Some PHEVs can also charge the battery all the way up while driving. Yes, just as you would a normal-engined car, but the extra weight of the electric bits would mean it would use more fuel than a non-PHEV equivalent.
HEVs rely on fuel to run as their all-electric range is only about 2km before the petrol engine kicks in. Plug-in models can go up to about km in most cases before their engine chimes in to assist. Find out more. Help us find the best electric car public charging service by telling us about your own charging experiences in our EV public charger survey.
Everyone from Toyota to Porsche sells hybrid cars these days, but which models should you consider and which should you avoid? The Seat Leon, our favourite family hatchback, is now available as a plug-in hybrid. We're living with one to find out if it's the pick of the range. Does that make it a match for its Volvo XC60 rival? What Car? View all new car reviews. How do hybrid cars work? Parallel hybrid cars. Car deals. View all deals. Range extender hybrid cars These only use their conventional engine to produce electricity for a generator that recharges the batteries.
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