Sales of PHEVs in Australia increased from 3372 units to 5937 in 2022, but EVs have become more popular with Australians.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/lifestyle/motoring/subaru-ending-plug-in-hybrid-development-report-c-9522920

Subhabrata Sengupta, executive director, Avalon Consulting, told FE that for PHEVs cost economics needs to be evaluated.

Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/express-mobility/industry-express-mobility/why-carmakers-arent-launching-plug-in-hybrid-cars-in-india/3096877/

The other hurdle for most Americans is that EVs and PHEVs can be expensive compared to their gas or hybrid counterparts.

Source: https://jalopnik.com/toyota-focusing-on-hybrids-not-electric-vehicles-1850440908

The PHEVs are also part, but not all, of the parent company’s strategic plan to boost sales of electrified vehicles and cut its global footprint 50% by the end of the decade.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/05/jeep-is-adding-an-even-cheaper-plug-in-hybrid-to-its-4xe-lineup/