--- title: Hybrid Comeback Powers Extended Range Electric Vehicles description: Hybrid vehicles are staging a major comeback globally, with Kia and Hyundai leading the charge. The 2027 Kia Seltos Hybrid achieves ~50 mpg in its class,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/hybrid-comeback-powers-extended-range-electric-vehicles-1ba9h8thu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Hybrid Comeback Powers Extended Range Electric Vehicles | daily.dev og:description: Hybrid vehicles are staging a major comeback globally, with Kia and Hyundai leading the charge. The 2027 Kia Seltos Hybrid achieves ~50 mpg in its class,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/hybrid-comeback-powers-extended-range-electric-vehicles-1ba9h8thu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1ba9H8thu.png og:image:alt: Hybrid Comeback Powers Extended Range Electric Vehicles og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Hybrid Comeback Powers Extended Range Electric Vehicles **[IEEE Spectrum](https://daily.dev/sources/ieeespectrum)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Hybrid vehicles are staging a major comeback globally, with Kia and Hyundai leading the charge. The 2027 Kia Seltos Hybrid achieves ~50 mpg in its class, undercutting rivals while packing luxury tech like AR navigation, ADAS, V2L charging, and e-AWD. Kia's hybrid sales surged 152% in Q2 2026, while GM, Ford, Honda, and Stellantis collectively wrote off over $70 billion from failed EV-only bets. Beyond traditional hybrids, a new category called Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREVs) is emerging — series hybrids with large batteries for EV-like range and a downsized gas engine acting purely as a generator. Scout Motors, Stellantis' Ramcharger, BYD, and Volkswagen are all developing EREVs, with Scout reporting 87% of its 160,000 reservations opting for EREV over full EV versions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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