Study: Running costs for plug-in hybrids can be double manufacturers' claims

Cecilia Keating
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Fuel for plug-in hybrids costs £1,059 a year on average, compared to £388 for pure EVs, according to a new ECIU analysis

Drivers of plug-in hybrid electric cars could be spending twice as much to fuel their cars compared to what automakers have led them to believe, think tank ECIU has today warned. An analysis published...

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