Subaru ditching plug-in hybrid development to focus on electric cars – should Toyota, Kia, Hyundai, and Mitsubishi be worried? – report – Car News

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Subaru is leaving behind its development of plug-in hybrid systems in order to focus on other areas of electrification, mostly traditional hybrid cars and pure electric cars.

A report from Japanese business and financial publication The Nikkei Asia says Subaru has cited weak sales of plug-in hybrids as the reason behind the decision.

The Nikkei report cites an S&P Global statistic that only two per cent of new cars sold in 2022 globally were plug-in hybrid vehicles, and even in…

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