Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review (16/08/2014)

IT IS an unusual one this week and no doubt about it. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV — that’s Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle to you and me — is a strange beast indeed, but that does not mean it is a bad one.

Electric hybrids are all the rage right now what with more and more companies now following Toyota’s lead down this road with cars powered by a combination of batteries and internal combustion engines.

Electric cars too are very fashionable at present, but the majority of them simply do not have the range to make them a practical choice for anyone — well, anyone with any sense anyway.