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THE MAINS EVENT

IS THERE A powertrain that generates more furrowed brows and curious expressions than a plug-in hybrid? I’ve been in possession of this white Outlander PHEV for a few weeks now and the questions have been coming thick and fast. “What’s the range like?” “Isn’t it heavy?” “What happens when you run out of electricity?” “How fast does the battery degrade?”

These are just warm-up fodder, though. The thing most people really want to know comes later when they learn this particular Outlander PHEV, which is the flagship

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