Hybrid Car Reviews

Hybrids combine a petrol (or sometimes diesel) engine with an electric motor and small battery. They don’t need to be plugged in, as energy is captured when braking, which can then be used to supplement the engine with electric power for short periods and when at standstill. The Toyota Prius is the ‘classic’ hybrid, and it is certainly more efficient – and cleaner – than a petrol equivalent. Hybrids are ideal for lots of stop-start city driving. They will offer less benefit on eg. long motorway journeys, although they will still be efficient in most cases.

Hybrids can offer a more efficient alternative to petrol or diesel cars for motorists who may not have off-street parking to enable them to charge a plug-in car at home.

Read our hybrid car reviews below: