Best plug-in hybrids, ranked by electric range
A plug-in hybrid only saves you anything if your normal day fits inside its battery. Under that, the engine starts every morning and you have bought a heavy hybrid. Over it, on a nightly charge, most weeks never touch the tank.
So that is what this ranks on: how far the car goes on electricity alone. Price breaks ties. All 16 plug-in hybrids sold new in the US are here, from 54 miles down to 27.
The cheapest one that covers your day
Find your typical day's driving. This is the least expensive plug-in hybrid that still runs it on electricity, assuming you charge overnight.
More than 54 miles a day
No plug-in hybrid goes this far on a charge, so the engine would run every day. An all-electric car is the better question.
All 16, ranked
$60,300
- Electric range
- 54 mi
- Once empty
- 25 mpg
- Total range
- 380 mi
- Battery
- 24.8 kWh
Side by side · vs Lexus NX 450h+
$42,950
- Electric range
- 52 mi
- Once empty
- 41 mpg
- Total range
- 600 mi
- Battery
- 22.7 kWh
Side by side · vs Hyundai Tucson PHEV · vs Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV · vs Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid · vs Lexus NX 450h+ · vs Volvo XC60 PHEV · vs Tesla Model Y (all-electric)
$33,775
- Electric range
- 44 mi
- Once empty
- 52 mpg
- Total range
- 600 mi
- Battery
- 13.6 kWh
Side by side · vs Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid · vs Tesla Model 3 (all-electric)
$43,245
- Electric range
- 44 mi
- Once empty
- 27 mpg
- Total range
- 420 mi
- Battery
- 22.7 kWh
Side by side · vs Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid · vs Nissan Rogue Plug-In Hybrid
$45,990
- Electric range
- 38 mi
- Once empty
- 26 mpg
- Total range
- 420 mi
- Battery
- 20 kWh
Side by side · vs Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
$58,110
- Electric range
- 37 mi
- Once empty
- 36 mpg
- Total range
- 550 mi
- Battery
- 18.1 kWh
Side by side · vs Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid · vs Volvo XC60 PHEV · vs Mercedes-Benz GLC 350e
$65,230
- Electric range
- 37 mi
- Once empty
- 35 mpg
- Total range
- 540 mi
- Battery
- 18.1 kWh
$59,855
- Electric range
- 36 mi
- Once empty
- 28 mpg
- Total range
- 560 mi
- Battery
- 18.8 kWh
Side by side · vs Lexus NX 450h+ · vs Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid
$40,490
- Electric range
- 33 mi
- Once empty
- 36 mpg
- Total range
- 470 mi
- Battery
- 13.8 kWh
Side by side · vs Hyundai Tucson PHEV · vs Kia Sorento PHEV
$79,350
- Electric range
- 33 mi
- Once empty
- 27 mpg
- Total range
- 530 mi
- Battery
- 18.8 kWh
$40,325
- Electric range
- 32 mi
- Once empty
- 35 mpg
- Total range
- 420 mi
- Battery
- 13.8 kWh
Side by side · vs Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid · vs Kia Sportage Plug-In Hybrid · vs Hyundai Ioniq 5 (all-electric)
$44,450
- Electric range
- 32 mi
- Once empty
- 26 mpg
- Total range
- 520 mi
- Battery
- 17.8 kWh
$51,765
- Electric range
- 32 mi
- Once empty
- 30 mpg
- Total range
- 520 mi
- Battery
- 16 kWh
$48,290
- Electric range
- 30 mi
- Once empty
- 33 mpg
- Total range
- 440 mi
- Battery
- 13.8 kWh
Side by side · vs Kia Sportage Plug-In Hybrid · vs Mazda CX-90 PHEV · vs Kia EV9 (all-electric)
$50,495
- Electric range
- 27 mi
- Once empty
- 26 mpg
- Total range
- 500 mi
- Battery
- 17.8 kWh
Side by side · vs Kia Sorento PHEV
$54,365
- Electric range
- 27 mi
- Once empty
- 33 mpg
- Total range
- 420 mi
- Battery
- 14.4 kWh
This ranks the cars. It does not know your week.
Electric range is the right number to start from, but whether a plug-in hybrid beats an all-electric car for you depends on where you can plug in and how far you actually drive. The check answers that in a couple of minutes, free.
Run the checkKeep reading
This page answers which plug-in hybrid. These answer whether a plug-in hybrid is the right kind of car for you at all.
- The best hybrids and plug-in hybrids if you can't charge at home
- Should you buy a hybrid, a plug-in hybrid, or a pure EV?
- Are traditional hybrids actually worth it? The financial break-even
- Should I just buy a standard gasoline car instead?
- Every side-by-side comparison, electric and plug-in
Electric range and hybrid mpg are EPA combined figures for the base trim unless the model page says otherwise. Prices are manufacturer base prices before destination, options and incentives.