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The eco credentials don't add up, we all know that, but in the UK the company car tax regime is hugely biased towards hybrids and plug-ins. We have had Lexus Rx400h's for 11 years now. They're fast, comfortable, utterly reliable and save a fortune on the income tax bill, I mean £1000's every year. When we got our first one a friend bought a petrol XC90, arguably a similar size and spec of car. They got 16mpg round the country lanes, we get 28 so there is also an economical argument there.
2 years ago we bought a Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in for one of our managers. It's horrible to drive and to get anywhere near the claimed distance on the battery you can't use the heater or air con! The 20 mile commute uses 2 litres of petrol or 1 full charge. The electricity costs about 70% of the petrol, but you end up using both if you want to be warm/cool! On longer runs the leccy is soon used up and the charge points on motorways are always out of order. Not a fan of these!
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