Description
Hybrid or electric? Petrol, diesel, mild hybrid, full hybrid, plug-in hybrid, range extender or a fully electric car: the badge on the boot does not tell you which one fits your life. Five questions do.
In this buying guide, the seven badges explained in plain words, then five questions that decide your next car: can you charge at home or at work, how far you drive, where and how you drive, how much space you really need, and what it will really cost you over three years. It ends with your answer in one picture.
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00:00 - Hybrid or Electric
00:44 - Seven Badges Explained
02:03 - Question 1 - Can You Charge at Home or at Work
03:13 - Question 2 - How Far Do You Drive
04:21 - Question 3 - Where and How Do You Drive
05:39 - Question 4 - How Much Space Do You Really Need
06:41 - Question 5 - What Will It Really Cost You
08:02 - Your Car in One Picture
Key facts in this video
- Plug-in hybrids in real use: 5.9 l/100 km, not the official 1.5 l/100 km; under a third of their kilometres are electric (Fraunhofer ISI / Öko-Institut, 981,035 cars, reported)
- Hybrids are more than 1 in 3 new cars in the EU: 36.6% (ACEA, Jan–Aug 2026)
- Average distance: 10,800 km a year in the EU (ODYSSEE-MURE)
- Cost per 100 km in Germany: electric charged at home 5.07 €, at Ionity 10.08 €, petrol 11.73 € (our calculation, Oct 2026 prices)
- Full hybrid vs petrol: −37% fuel in town, −14% on country roads, −5% on the motorway (Which?, reported)
- Range in winter: about 20% less at 0 °C (Recurrent, 18,000+ cars, reported)
Sources (official first; "reported" = press or independent tester)
EU Weekly Oil Bulletin 12 Oct 2026 · Eurostat household electricity H1 2026 and housing 2024 · ACEA · KBA · ADAC catalogue and insurance classes · Volkswagen, Hyundai, Skoda, Renault, Leapmotor, BYD and Kia technical data and German price lists · Autovista residual values (reported) · Which? (reported) · Recurrent (reported)
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