European Buyers To Skip Over Hybrids, Go Straight To Plug-Ins

2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid - production model

While hybrid cars have had a good 10-year run in North America as the most fuel-efficient alternative, Europe never warmed to hybrid-electric powertrains. With roughly half the passenger cars sold in the European Union being powered by more efficient diesel engines, the difference between hybrid and diesel economy figures was much lower than in… …read more