Study: Plug-in hybrid drivers paying unexpected 'premium' of over £450 a year

Stuart Stone
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PHEVs typically consume over five times more than manufacturers claim, driving average running costs up to almost £1,000 per year, new ECIU analysis finds

Drivers of the UK's best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) are likely to be spending almost twice as much money to fuel their cars than manufacturers have led them to believe - meaning running costs...

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