The future of hybrid vehicles

Ben Elliston and Peter Campbell weigh in on the efficacy of plug-in hybrid vehicles and their place in Australia’s electric vehicle market.

Ben Elliston

Now that the national fuel efficiency standard has commenced in January 2025, we can expect to see some shifts in the vehicles on sale in Australia to include models of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) that have been on sale in overseas markets for years. As BEV sales have taken off, PHEVs and traditional hybrid vehicles are now being marketed with enthusiasm. PHEVs are combustion engine vehicles with a medium-sized battery that can be plugged into the mains to give a certain amount of electric operation. These contrast with traditional hybrid vehicles, which can’t be plugged in and their small battery can only be charged by recovering energy when slowing down or directly from the internal combustion engine, giving modest fuel savings. Some describe PHEVs as…

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