Cheapest plug-in hybrids to run
Fuel is the running cost you pay every week, and it is the one that separates two cars wearing the same badge by four figures a year. This ranks plug-in hybrids on what the EPA says a year of driving costs — gasoline, electricity or both — the only figure that lets a gas car, a hybrid, a plug-in and an EV stand in the same table.
| # | Car | Type | Efficiency | EPA annual fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kia Niro Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 48 mpg on gas | $1,300 |
| 2 |  Toyota Prius Prime |
Plug-in hybrid | 48 mpg on gas | $1,300 |
| 3 |  Ford Escape Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 40 mpg on gas | $1,550 |
| 4 |  Toyota RAV4 Prime |
Plug-in hybrid | 38 mpg on gas | $1,650 |
| 5 |  Kia Sportage Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 36 mpg on gas | $1,750 |
| 6 |  Hyundai Tucson Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 35 mpg on gas | $1,800 |
| 7 |  Kia Sorento Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 33 mpg on gas | $1,900 |
| 8 |  Lincoln Corsair Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 33 mpg on gas | $1,900 |
| 9 |  Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 30 mpg on gas | $2,100 |
| 10 |  Alfa Romeo Tonale eAWD |
Plug-in hybrid | 29 mpg on gas | $2,150 |
| 11 |  Dodge Hornet Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 29 mpg on gas | $2,150 |
| 12 |  Lexus NX Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 36 mpg on gas | $2,150 |
| 13 |  Lexus RX Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 35 mpg on gas | $2,200 |
| 14 |  Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 27 mpg on gas | $2,300 |
| 15 |  Volvo S60 Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 31 mpg on gas | $2,500 |
| 16 |  Volvo V60 Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 31 mpg on gas | $2,500 |
| 17 |  Lexus TX Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 29 mpg on gas | $2,650 |
| 18 |  Volvo S90 Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 29 mpg on gas | $2,650 |
| 19 |  Jeep Grand Cherokee Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 23 mpg on gas | $2,700 |
| 20 |  Volvo XC60 Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 28 mpg on gas | $2,750 |
| 21 |  Volvo XC90 Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 27 mpg on gas | $2,850 |
| 22 |  Audi Q5 Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 26 mpg on gas | $2,950 |
| 23 |  Mazda CX-70 Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 26 mpg on gas | $2,950 |
| 24 | Mazda CX-90 Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 26 mpg on gas | $2,950 |
| 25 |  BMW 5 Series Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 25 mpg on gas | $3,100 |
One row per nameplate, showing its best-rated version — a nameplate sold in six configurations would otherwise take six rows and push everything else off the page. Annual fuel is the EPA's own figure at 15,000 miles and its reference fuel prices; every model page recalculates it from your mileage and your prices. Where these come from.
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