FLEET SELECTOR: HYBRIDS & PLUG-IN HYBRIDS
These gas-plus-electric vehicles can potentially lower your costs
With gas prices so volatile, even a few litres per tank can add up quickly on your expense sheet. Where possible, adding hybrid models to your fleet can help to keep your gasoline expenditures down, especially over the long run. The vehicles on our list, which include many of the subcompact and compact models available this year, can work well for light-duty use, such as for salespeople, or many deliveries or service calls.
Along with self-charging hybrids, our list also includes plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). Once they’ve been plugged in and charged, they have a range of electric-only driving. Once that depletes, they switch automatically to self-charging hybrid operation; and unlike an all-electric vehicle, they’ll continue to drive for as long as there’s fuel in the tank. They also take far less time to charge than an EV does, and depending on the tasks they need to do, they could potentially spend much or even all of their day’s driving on electricity alone.
On our charts below, our power numbers are for the vehicle operating on a combination of gas and electricity. Cargo capacity is with the rear seats upright and also with them folded down.
Ford Escape Hybrid/PHEV
In addition to gas-only models, all but the Escape’s base Activ trim offers a hybrid option, along with a stand-alone PHEV trim that slots between the two lowest hybrid models. All hybrid models are AWD, but the PHEV is strictly front-wheel drive.
The Specs:
Engine: 2.5-lite I4
Power: 192 hp/155 torque (Hybrid); 210 hp/155 torque (PHEV)
Fuel Economy:
5.6 / 6.5 / 6.0 L/100 km city/highway/combined (Hybrid)
5.6 / 6.3 / 5.9 L/100 km city/highway/combined (PHEV)
PHEV all-electric range: 60 km
Cargo Capacity:
1,061/1,722 litres (Hybrid seats up/down)
947/1,722 litres (PHEV seats up/down)
Honda CR-V Hybrid
Built in Canada, the CR-V comes in four trims in its hybrid configuration, and all of them with AWD. Its “two-motor” system acts as a series hybrid at lower speeds, with the electric motor driving the wheels while the gas engine powers the generator motor to supplement the battery. At higher speeds it becomes a parallel hybrid, with the gas engine and hybrid system driving the wheels directly for better efficiency.
The Specs:
Engine: 2.0-litre I4
Power: 204 hp/247 torque
Fuel Economy: 6.3 / 7.2 / 6.7 L/100 km city/highway/combined
Cargo Capacity:
1,113/2,166 litres (seats up/down)
Hyundai Tucson Hybrid/PHEV
The Tucson received a major update in 2025 and so continues pretty much unchanged. The entry trim is gas-only, while the two upper trims come only as hybrids, and the top Ultimate can be further optioned to a PHEV. Both the hybrid and PHEV are all-wheel drive.
The Specs:
Engine: Turbocharged 1.6-litre I4
Power:
231 hp/271 torque (Hybrid)
268 hp/271 torque (PHEV)
Fuel Economy:
6.7 / 6.7 / 6.7 L/100 km city/highway/combined (Hybrid)
6.7 / 6.8 / 6.7 L/100 km city/highway/combined (PHEV)
PHEV all-electric range: 60 km
Cargo Capacity:
1,097/2,018 litres (Hybrid seats up/down)
902/1,876 litres (PHEV seats up/down)
Kia Niro Hybrid/PHEV
In addition to a hybrid and PHEV, Kia’s subcompact Niro is also available as an all-electric, at least for now. The Niro is scheduled for a makeover for 2027 that won’t include the PHEV or EV, so act soon if you’re interested in these.
The Specs:
Engine: 1.6-litre I4
Power:
139 hp/195 torque (Hybrid)
180 hp/195 torque (PHEV)
Fuel Economy:
4.5 / 5.2 / 4.8 L/100 km (Hybrid)
4.7 / 4.9 / 4.8 L/100 km (PHEV)
Cargo Capacity:
646/1,805 litres (Hybrid seats up/down)
550/1,546 litres (PHEV seats up/down)
Kia Sportage Hybrid/PHEV
Also available in gas-only, the Sportage shares its platform with the Hyundai Tucson but offers its electrified versions in more trims. Both the hybrid and PHEV come standard with AWD.
The Specs:
Engine: 1.6-litre I4
Power:
232 hp/271 torque (Hybrid)
268 hp/271 torque (PHEV)
Fuel Economy:
6.6 / 6.6 / 6.7 L/100 km city/highway/combined (Hybrid)
6.7 / 6.4 / 6.6 L/100 km city/highway/combined (PHEV)
PHEV electric-only range: 53 km
Cargo Capacity:
1,119/2,087 litres (seats up/down)
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
The three-row Outlander comes only in gas or PHEV, with no hybrid in between them. It gets an update for 2026, including improved fuel consumption and a larger battery for more electric-only range, and styling changes inside and out. AWD is standard.
The Specs:
Engine: 2.4-litre I4
Power: 297 hp/332 torque
Fuel Economy: 8.6 / 8.6 / 8.6 L/100 km city/highway/combined
PHEV electric-only range: 72 km
Cargo Capacity:
362/872/1,832 litres (Behind 3rd/2nd/1st row)
Nissan Rogue PHEV
Nissan’s first hybrid for Canada is basically a retrimmed Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV before its 2026 update. It’s a stopgap until Nissan launches its Rogue Hybrid e-Power, expected next year and powered by the third generation of an in-house hybrid system that’s been used in Japan and Europe since 2017.
The Specs:
Engine: 2.4-litre I4
Power: 258 hp/332 torque
Fuel Economy: 9.2 / 8.7 / 9.0 L/100 km city/highway/combined
PHEV electric-only range: 61 km
Cargo Capacity:
362/872/1,832 litres (Behind 3rd/2nd/1st row)
Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid
Subaru’s smallest SUV is remade into its third generation for 2026, and brings with it a new hybrid, available on the top Limited trim. It’s an in-house hybrid system and it’s dubbed the e-Boxer, indicating it’s based on Subaru’s signature horizontally-opposed engine. As is also Subaru’s nature, the Crosstrek Hybrid comes only in AWD.
The Specs:
2.5-litre horizontally-opposed four-cylinder
Power: 194 hp/178 torque
Fuel Economy: 6.5 / 6.5 / 6.5 L/100 km city/highway/combined
Cargo Capacity: 527/1,433 litres (seats up/down)
Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid
Although the gas-only Corolla Cross is available in front-wheel drive, the hybrid version is AWD only, using an electric motor to power the rear wheels as necessary for traction. It shares its platform with the Corolla sedan; and the hybrid variant comes in two trim levels toward the top of the lineup.
The Specs:
Engine: 2.0-litre I4
Power: 196 hp/139 torque
Fuel Economy: 5.2 / 6.1 / 5.6 L/100 km city/highway/combined
Cargo Capacity:
609/1,750 litres (seats up/down)
