Drivers still interested in hybrids amid volatile EV market

Concerns about prices and limited charging infrastructure have slowed EV sales, leading to slimmed down profits and share prices at Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, and factory closures for Volkswagen

Mercedes-Benz chief executive Ola Källenius said the carmaker will continue to make hybrid vehicles 'well into the 2030s'. Picture: Stollarz/AFP/Getty

Hybrids were supposed to be a way station on the road to electric cars.

Honda Motor and Toyota Motor started pushing them in the late 1990s, using their part electric/part internal combustion powertrains to meet emissions mandates and lower CO2 ratings across their global fleets.