Non-plugin hybrids solve a different problem. They're more efficient, but they're not really a solution if you want a car powered by electricity. Plug-ins are

Non-plugin hybrids solve a different problem. They're more efficient, but they're not really a solution if you want a car powered by electricity. Plug-ins are interesting because a lot of people could use pure electric power for commuting and the gas engine for longer trips. But they're really only useful if you can charge at home and at this point I wonder how many potential plug-in customers just bought a pure EV, which has an attractive simplicity to it rather than having all the problems of both types of power trains.