On a full charge, the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electic Vehicle (PHEV) will theoretically be able to handle a 33-mile commute without using a drop of fuel or emitting a puff of noxious emissions from its tailpipe.
Once the full battery charge is depleted, the 2022 Tucson PHEV is rated at a still-impressive 35 mpg combined. That’s enough for a 420-mile range on a full tank, according to federal regulators.
That official rating from the Environmental Protection Agency trails the 42-mile range offered by the Toyota RAV4 Prime, though it bests the larger Hyundai Santa Fe PHEV’s 31-mile rating. The RAV4 Prime features an 18.1-kWh battery pack compared to the 13.8-kWh setup in the Tucson.
Both the Tucson and the Santa Fe share a powertrain pairing a 1.6-liter turbocharged inline-4 with an electric motor. The combination is rated at 261 horsepower, but the Tucson is a smaller, lighter-weight vehicle, which helps improve its range.
Hyundai has not said how much the Tucson PHEV will cost when it goes on sale soon, though it will be less than the $40,535 the automaker asks for a Santa Fe PHEV. A price tag of around $35,000 seems like a safe bet, though. That puts the Tucson Hybrid at around $9,000 above the base version of Hyundai’s compact SUV. See Hyundai Tucson models for sale
