Description
Mild hybrid, full hybrid, plug-in hybrid, range extender or electric: what is the real difference, and which one fits you? Every type of hybrid explained, step by step from petrol to electric.
The ladder: 12 V and 48 V mild hybrids, the 48 V hybrid that can drive in town on electricity, full hybrids from Toyota, Renault, Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen, Nissan e-Power, plug-in hybrids, range extenders like the Leapmotor C10 and fully electric cars. Then what each one really costs, and which one is right for you.
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00:00 - Every Type of Hybrid Explained
00:57 - Mild Hybrids 12 and 48 Volts
02:41 - The 48-Volt Hybrid That Drives on Electricity
03:52 - Full Hybrids
05:38 - Nissan e-Power
06:33 - Plug-in Hybrids
08:01 - Range Extenders
09:26 - Electric Cars
10:34 - What They Really Cost
11:51 - Which One Is Right for You
Key facts in this video
- Fiat 500 Hybrid (12 V): about 0.13 kWh battery, 0 m on electricity (Autocar, Top Gear, reported)
- Stellantis 48 V hybrid: 21 kW motor in the e-DCS6 gearbox, more than 50% of the time electric in town (Stellantis, Peugeot)
- Full hybrids: Toyota Yaris 0.76 kWh, Renault Clio 1.4 kWh and 3.9 l/100 km, VW Golf Hybrid 1.6 kWh (makers)
- Nissan e-Power: the engine only generates, the electric motor alone drives; 42.6% of Nissan's sales in Japan, fiscal 2023 (Nissan)
- Plug-in hybrids: 13–31 kWh; real use 5.9 l/100 km instead of the official 1.5 (Fraunhofer ISI / Öko-Institut, 981,035 cars, reported)
- Range extender: Leapmotor C10 145 km electric, about 950 km in total (maker data)
- Electric cars: 5-year-old EVs 10.3 breakdowns per 1,000 vs 17.4 for combustion cars (ADAC 2026)
Sources (official first; "reported" = press or independent tester)
Toyota · Renault Group · Volkswagen · Skoda · Honda · Hyundai · Nissan · Stellantis · Audi · MG · Leapmotor · BYD · ADAC catalogue, breakdown statistics and insurance classes · EU Weekly Oil Bulletin · Eurostat · KBA · Autovista residual values (reported) · Which? (reported) · Motor1 (reported) · CPCA via CnEVPost (reported)
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