For decades, buying a car was a fairly straightforward choice of gas or diesel. Today, as automakers transition away from internal combustion engines, showrooms present a range from traditional gas-powered vehicles to fully electric.
Between these endpoints are two choices that sound nearly identical, but which deliver quite different experiences: the conventional hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). For drivers concerned about lowering both emissions and fuel costs, but concerned as well about range anxiety, these options are worth a look.
