Plug-in hybrids get plugged in more than you might think

Plug-in hybrid powertrains were developed to be the best of both worlds: a combustion engine and fuel tank that can handle those longer journeys exactly the same as a non-hybrid car, with an electric motor and a battery large enough for most or all of someone's daily driving range. And it is often taken as a statement of fact that plug-in hybrid owners don't plug in their plug-in hybrids. Instead, they were seduced into buying a car with far too big a battery, no doub