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CHEAPEST PHEV SUV IN OZ. A BARGAIN?

SHOULD WE TAKE A moment to get in a quick plug for buyers of hybrid vehicles? We could, but those who actually have a plug are deeply in the minority. Consider that in 2020 sales of PHEVs tallied just 1685 vehicles, compared to well over 60,000 in the same period for parallel ‘plug-less’ hybrids, which use recovered energy or the output of the engine to recharge the battery.

Toyota, which dominates the market of the latter, has done a top job of convincing Aussies

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