HEV (hybrid electric vehicle)
Hybrid electric vehicle
A hybrid pairs a gas engine with a battery and motor. It never plugs in; the battery recharges from the engine and regenerative braking.
A hybrid (HEV) combines a gas engine with an electric motor and a battery. You never plug it in: the U.S. Department of Energy says an HEV cannot plug in to off-board sources of electricity, and that its battery is charged by regenerative braking and the engine. According to fueleconomy.gov, a full hybrid's motor can assist the engine or propel the car by itself at lower speeds.
Because there is no charging routine, there is no wallbox to install and no plug-in electric range to compare. When you compare an HEV on CarPairly, the figures that matter are the same as for any gas car: fuel consumption in L/100 km or mpg, plus price and total cost of ownership.
Marketing sometimes calls these "self-charging hybrids." The phrase means only that the car charges its own battery rather than drawing from a socket. If you want electric driving charged from the grid, look at a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) or a BEV instead.