EAT YOUR GREENS
+ the best fuel consumption here; excellent standard spec
-not as quick as the others, especially when batteries are depleted
As we’ve just witnessed from our two pure ICEs, there’s good reason to go hybrid these days. Dualenergy cars don’t use, are quieter in EV mode and – thanks to the steady advancement of battery technology – can rack up additional mileage off the battery that conventional ICEs cannot. If you choose a good one, like the IS 300h we have here, they’re subject to less tax because the CO emissions don’t exceed the 120 g/km threshold by much. Unfortunately, unlike in Europe and the UK, there are no tax grants or money-back schemes for hybrids/EVs in SA, so a hybrid is not quite as tempting a prospect as it might be elsewhere.
