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PLUG-in hybrids are the car world’s ultimate compromise. Two power sources are merged and crammed into a single car, which takes on a strange third character – not quite that of a petrol car, not quit

MILEAGE 5235 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To find out why newcomer Jaecoo is one of the UK’s fastest-growing brands Regrets, I’ve had a few… and now there’s a new one to add to the list: opting for the four-w

GENUINE BARGAINS ARE hard to come by, but the MG HS Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) is exactly that. It’s a family SUV with an official electric range of 75 miles; that’s more than you get with the rival Ford K

MILEAGE 3410 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT Do you need all the bells and whistles to create a good premium commuter? I’ve now spent more than 3000 miles behind the wheel of our Audi Q6 E-tron, and I must say i

PHEV, MHEV, Super Hybrid, REx, REEV, DM-i, EM-i… the list of brand-specific names for various hybrid powertrains goes on. Manufacturers can call their cars whatever they like, of course, but the preva

AT FIRST GLANCE, the idea of a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid seems as logical as Mr Spock: zero-emissions motoring around town, and the efficiency of, well, a diesel car on longer drives. Why, then,