The
actual fuel economy for PHEVs depends on their powertrain operating modes, their all -
electric range, and the amount of driving between charges.
We looked at all the available
electric and plug - in hybrids and selected the Hyundai Sonata plug - in hybrid due to the battery
range (27 miles quoted, 35 miles
actual for ours), the size of the car (large enough for 5 large adults), the size of the trunk (roughly the size of our Camry hybrid trunk, which was fine for all our suitcases), the cost, and the lifetime warranty of the drive batteries.