Electric cars are awesome, but sales are not going quite as automakers envisioned a couple of years ago–at least not in the United States. As a result, car companies are banking on hybrids and plug-in hybrids, and more people are spending their hard-earned money on electrified cars to try to lower their fuel bills.
I did the same thing last year, when I bought a used 2023 Volvo V90 plug-in hybrid wagon, and during my 14-month ownership, I’ve had time to do several experiments. I’ve already checked the high-voltage battery’s degradation and found that there is nothing measurable, and now I’ve had the chance to test how big of an impact the different driving modes have on the fuel economy.
