> They went the "mild hybrid" route, with such silly things as 21 miles of electric range
"Mild hybrid" typically refers to a vehicle with a passively-charged battery pack, not a PHEV that has any material amount of electric-only range.
"Mild hybrid" typically refers to a vehicle with a passively-charged battery pack, not a PHEV that has any material amount of electric-only range.
Normal hybrid will at least regain charge when you brake (and maybe from the gas engine?). You don't actively recharge it.
Vehicles with a stated electric-only range are typically PHEVs, which can be plugged in. Some non plug-in hybrids can be driven in electric-only mode for very short distances, at low speeds only.