Provided you have a place to actually plug it in, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) as a daily driver formula is hard to beat. Like "regular" hybrids (think Toyota Prius), these cars are powered by both gasoline and electricity, but their capacity for electric driving is somewhere between those vanilla hybrids (which can only really pull it off at low speeds) and full-on EVs, which can go hundreds of miles without even having an internal combustion engine onboard.
Ideal PHEV use case: plug it in at home or work every day, drive around on electric only most of the time, but treat it like a regular gas car on longer trips. Best of both worlds. The best PHEVs can go around 40 miles before gas kicks in, if not more. For reference, the average American drives 42 miles per day. If you’re looking for a new PHEV that’ll go the furthest without expending a drop of fuel, this list is for you.
10. 2025 Ford Escape PHEV: 37 Miles
- Fuel Economy: 40 MPG / 101 MPGe
- Total Driving Range: 560 Miles
- Base Price: $39,590
Able to travel 37 miles on just electric, the Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid squeaks its way into 10th place. But you can’t fault it too much, as it’s also one of the most affordable and overall efficient vehicles on this list, starting at just $39,590 and logging 101 MPGe. Its 560 miles of total driving range (that is, how far it can go on a full battery and a full tank) is also impressive and the second best on this entire list. Even in the context of hybrid commuter crossovers, the Escape may not be the most exciting or popular thing out there, but its admirable efficiency specs and value make it hard to ignore.
9. 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV: 38 Miles
- Fuel Economy: 26 MPG / 64 MPGe
- Total Driving Range: 420 Miles
- Base Price: $41,890
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is, believe it or not, the world’s best-selling AWD plug-in hybrid SUV. This car gets a mild refresh for 2025, and in PHEV form, it can travel up to 38 miles on electricity alone. It may best the Escape on electric range by a single mile, but it’s actually quite a bit less efficient than the Ford while packing quite a bit less total range (not to mention having a start price that’s a bit higher). As an item, though, the Outlander proves its worth as a surprisingly plush, genuinely well-conceived piece of machinery. And unlike the Ford, it even comes with a small third row and is able to seat seven.
8. 2025 Volvo S90 T8: 38 Miles
- Fuel Economy: 29 MPG / 66 MPGe
- Total Driving Range: 500 Miles
- Base Price: $66,845
Competing against mid-size luxury sedans like the Mercedes E-Class and BMW 5 Series, the plug-in Volvo S90 can go up to 38 miles without any gas. This matches the Outlander, but we’re giving it eighth for its somewhat superior efficiency specs and longer total range: 66 MPGe and 500 miles, respectively. Surely not a bad car (few Volvos are), but the S90 is arguably the most niche vehicle on this list, and its age does not help its case—this thing has been around since 2016. At any rate, 2025 is likely the final year you can even get one, as reports say it will no longer be available next year in the U.S. thanks to tariffs.
7. 2025 BMW X5 xDrive50e: 39 Miles
- Fuel Economy: 22 MPG / 58 MPGe
- Total Driving Range: 440 Miles
- Base Price: $76,375
Coming in as the PHEV on sale right now with the seventh-longest electric-only range is the BMW X5 xDrive50e with 39 miles worth of travel in its battery. It’s a perennial favorite among luxury SUV buyers—I challenge you to work a shift as a country club valet without finding yourself behind the wheel of at least three. For good reason, though: it’s great to drive, practical, luxurious, and after a 2024 facelift, looks newer than it is.
6. 2025 Mercedes-AMG E53 Hybrid: 43 Miles
- Fuel Economy: 23 MPG / 59 MPGe
- Total Driving Range: 410 Miles
- Base Price: $89,150
As the first PHEV on this list with an electric-only range cresting the average American’s daily commute of 42 miles, the Mercedes E-Class—specifically the mid-sporty AMG E53 Hybrid—can go 43 miles in relative silence. A remarkable stat when you remember the point of this thing isn’t efficiency or “quiet.” It’s speed. The new, plug-in BMW M5, for comparison, can only go 25 miles on electric only. With Race Start enabled, the E53 makes 604 horsepower and can hit 60 mph from a standstill in 3.7 seconds. Doing so surely cuts into its mighty 43-mile electric-only range, but there you go.
5. 2025 Toyota Prius PHEV: 45 Miles
- Fuel Economy: 52 MPG / 127 MPGe
- Total Driving Range: 600 Miles
- Base Price: $34,970
Previously known as the Prius Prime, Toyota’s plug-in version of its iconic economy hybrid comes in fifth with 45 electric miles under its newly stylish belt. They may not hand out medals for fifth, but any plug-in buyer would be remiss to ignore the Prius PHEV. Its e-range may be bested by mostly a bunch of Benzes, but it offers double the efficiency of those cars, way more total range, and the lowest starting price of any car here. I’d be willing to bet my life savings (so, like, $3.50) that the Prius will last a lot longer than any Mercedes, too. It may only have come in fifth in electric range, but taken holistically, the relentlessly efficient, value-laden, and overall excellent Prius deserves to be at the top of any hybrid shopper’s shortlist.
4. 2025 Mercedes-Benz S580e: 48 Miles
- Fuel Economy: 23 MPG / 63 MPGe
- Total Driving Range: 470 Miles
- Base Price: $129,350
Traveling to the complete other end of the hybrid sedan spectrum, the Mercedes-Benz S580e logs a Prius-beating 48 miles of electric-only range. An icon in its own right for basically the polar opposite reasons, the S-Class is Benz’s flagship sedan, and for $129,000, you can get it as a plug-in hybrid getting 63 MPGe. This is the PHEV you get when you’re the CEO of a Fortune 500 company whose PR department just announced hella sustainability targets—you need to look the part while still Looking The Part.
3. 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE450e: 50 Miles
- Fuel Economy: 23 MPG / 60 MPGe
- Total Driving Range: 450 Miles
- Base Price: $72,500
Want a plug-in Mercedes with even more electric range? Enter the 50-mile GLE450e, a mid-size SUV that competes with the likes of the BMW X5 and Audi Q7 but happens to be one of the most useful PHEVs as far as e-range is concerned. Bigger than the GLC, it’s the most luxurious Benz PHEV outside of the aforementioned S-Class and racy hybrid AMGs. Like the X5 it competes with, the GLE is a few years old now, but a 2024 facelift has kept it relatively fresh. Still, if you’re not in a rush, it may be worth waiting to see what Mercedes has in store for the inevitable next generation. (Or just lease this one for now and tell your salesman to call you when the new one is in.)
2. 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV: 50 Miles
- Fuel Economy: TBD
- Total Driving Range: TBD
- Base Price: TBD
Handily, the newest (and set to be the most popular) car on this list, the upcoming, all-new, hybrid-only 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV is pegged to go 50 miles on just electric. Total range, efficiency specs, and pricing for the new RAV4 are TBD as of this writing. But if we had to guess, expect a small price bump over the $45,000 2025 model while being just as economical and practical as the current one, if not more so. Available in three distinct styles (GR Sport, rugged Woodland, and normie Core), it’s expected to go on sale in the coming months, at which point you’ll likely see these absolutely everywhere.
1. 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC350e: 54 Miles
- Fuel Economy: 25 MPG / 64 MPGe
- Total Driving Range: 380 Miles
- Base Price: $61,050
Taking the cake for the best electric range of any new plug-in hybrid on sale in 2025 is the Mercedes-Benz GLC350e. It beats the runners-up by a fair margin, too, logging 54 miles traveled before its gas-powered 2.0-liter engine even has a chance to wake up. This generation of GLC is relatively new, too, having been completely redesigned for the 2023 model year. Being Benz’s compact SUV, the GLC350e is actually not super out of reach, either, starting at $61,050. For comparison, an XSE last-gen RAV4 plug-in already approaches $50K, and that’s a RAV4. If you want a small, plug-in SUV that’s practical, modern, sufficiently fancy, and able to support big commutes without gas, the GLC is the ticket.
Best Electric Range PHEVs of 2025
- Mercedes-Benz GLC350e - 54 Miles
- Toyota RAV4 PHEV - 50 Miles
- Mercedes-Benz GLE450e - 50 Miles
- Mercedes-Benz S580e - 48 Miles
- Toyota Prius PHEV - 45 Miles
- Mercedes-AMG E53 Hybrid - 43 Miles
- BMW X5 xDrive50e - 39 Miles
- Volvo S90 T8 - 38 Miles
- Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - 38 Miles
- Ford Escape FWD PHEV - 37 Miles
