The market share of hybrid electric vehicles continued to rise annually in the United States during the first quarter of 2025 while the share of battery electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles was “relatively flat,” the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a May 30 statement.
EVs run purely on electricity. Hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) have a gas-powered internal combustion engine as well as a battery-fed electric motor which work together to run the vehicle.
HEVs are distinct from plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). HEVs use tech like regenerative braking to recharge batteries and do not have a plug to charge from the grid. PHEVs also have a gas engine and a battery-fed electric motor. But unlike an HEV, PHEVs have plugs to charge via an electric grid….