Battery-electric vehicle versus plug-in hybrid: why having both makes sense

2017 Toyota Prius Prime and 2015 Nissan Leaf belonging to reader John. C. BriggsNot long ago, green car fans had only one choice: a hybrid vehicle like the Prius that gets all its energy from gasoline. Now there is a choice of several pure battery-electric vehicles that get all their energy from grid electricity, several plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that get their energy from a mix of grid electricity and gasoline, and...