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- Plug-in hybrids are way more expensive than electric vehicles right now.
- Hybrids are having their best year ever.
- Plug-in hybrids are a good compromise, but shoppers are still following the deals.
You might want to start saving up if you're looking for a plug-in hybrid.
These cars, equipped with an internal combustion engine to take over when the battery powering the vehicle runs out of juice, have become an alluring compromise for a new group of more practical green-car shoppers.