Best plug-in hybrid 2023

• Stepped-up targets for electric vehicles were backed up by new agreements with suppliers to develop and manufacture "electric drive units."

• Test drive: 2022 Toyota Prius leads with the mpg numbers

  Time with the 2022 Prius Nightshade served as a reminder that this outgoing model is the gas-mileage champ—and the best-driving Prius yet.

  Bengt Halvorson November 22, 2022

• 2023 Toyota Prius: Prime PHEV aims for 50% more electric miles

  Softer, smoother styling returns to the Prius lineup, which gets a sportier positioning and in hybrid form might earn 57 mpg.

  Bengt Halvorson November 17, 2022

• Ford Maverick, Toyota Corolla rank as reliable high-mpg hybrids

  Hybrids carry an average price premium of $1,700 over non-hybrid internal-combustion vehicles, but that's offset in fuel savings after about four years.

  Stephen Edelstein November 16, 2022

• Redesigned 2023 Toyota Prius due for Nov. 16 reveal

  The 2023 Toyota Prius will mark the first full redesign for this efficiency icon since the arrival of the very energy-efficient Tesla Model 3.

  Bengt Halvorson November 14, 2022

• 2023 Honda Accord Hybrid aims to be the sportier half

  The hybrid Accord will be offered in a wider range of versions, and it's repositioned as the sporty version of this bestselling sedan.

  Bengt Halvorson November 10, 2022

• A last spin in Toyota’s front-wheel-drive hybrid sedan keeps the bar high for its successor, the Toyota Crown.

• Honda promises “improved hybrid performance” for 2023 Accord

  Honda says that the upcoming 11th-generation version will "bring excitement back," and suggests the hybrid system will aid that.

  Bengt Halvorson October 25, 2022

• 2023 Toyota Crown: $41,045, 41-mpg start for big hybrid sedan

  The 2023 Toyota Crown is more expensive and less fuel-efficient than the outgoing Toyota Avalon Hybrid, but it promises a whole lot more.

  Bengt Halvorson October 25, 2022

• 2023 Ford Escape Hybrid gets sporty ST-Line, PHEV doesn’t

  Ford is giving its Escape lineup a sporty design treatment and more tech features, but it doesn't see that selling more high-mpg hybrids.

  Bengt Halvorson October 25, 2022

• Jeep recalls 2022-2023 Wrangler 4xe PHEV over battery fuse

  The plug-in hybrid SUVs potentially have a battery pack assembly that was built with incorrect fasteners to secure its 200-amp fuse.

  Bengt Halvorson October 24, 2022

• 2023 Toyota Corolla Hybrid gets AWD option, gas mileage dips

  All-wheel drive, hybrid-system changes, and new safety add up to a "thoroughly upgraded model," according to the automaker.

  Bengt Halvorson October 19, 2022

• Honda gives the CR-V Hybrid’s electric side a boost but still doesn’t let the gas engine play second fiddle.

• Toyota Crown Prime PHEV: Might range, performance top RAV4 Prime?

  A version of the Crown could fit into Toyota's future expansion of plug-in hybrids, according to a recent report.

  Stephen Edelstein October 13, 2022

• Review: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid, PHEV, and EV up their efficiency credentials

  The entire affordable lineup gets an efficiency and range boost—now up to 53 mpg, 33 plug-in electric miles, or an estimated 253 miles for the EV.

  John Voelcker October 10, 2022

• PHEVs are no longer a no-brainer vs. hybrids

  Price hikes and the EV tax credit revamp have stripped away the advantage that plug-in hybrids have had until recently—for some but certainly not all models.

  Bengt Halvorson October 7, 2022

• Toyota CEO: US target of 50% EVs by 2030 “very difficult”

  Toyota isn't budging—yet—from its roadmap suggesting 85% of its U.S. vehicles in 2030 will still have tailpipes.

  Bengt Halvorson October 3, 2022

• 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid PHEV fix nixes fire risk

  Over fire concerns, Stellantis has advised since February against charging the PHEV vans or parking them inside—but with dealer-applied recall fix, it's allowing it once again.

  Stephen Edelstein October 3, 2022

• That base price for this second-generation model represents a $1,800 hike over the previous-generation 2022 Niro Hybrid LX, but at up to 53 mpg combined fuel economy is better than that of the outgoing model.

• Review: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV showcases the brand’s best

  The redesigned Outlander plug-in hybrid SUV upgrades with more power, more range, a third row of seats, and luxury-like finishes.

  Robert Duffer September 26, 2022

• 2023 Kia Sorento Hybrid gets $2,500 price hike versus 2022 model

  With the base Sorento Hybrid S dropped from the lineup, there's more of a pricing step up from the new Sportage Hybrid to the larger Sorento Hybrid.

  Stephen Edelstein September 18, 2022

• 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid: 40-mpg crossover priced to make hybrid mainstream

  The hybrid CR-V has been positioned as the premium powertrain in the CR-V lineup; it now earns 40 mpg, but that's with front-wheel drive.

  Bengt Halvorson September 16, 2022

• Jeep adds plug-in hybrid value with Wrangler Willys 4xe, Grand Cherokee 4xe special edition

  Both models help bulk up a lineup of plug-in hybrids that are an important complement to the brand’s shift to EVs.

  Bengt Halvorson September 14, 2022

• Review: 2023 Lexus RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid falls short of prime mover

  The RX 450h+ will cost more and weigh more than hybrid versions of the popular Lexus crossover—without remarkable performance or electric range.

  John Voelcker September 9, 2022

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