These days, it may seem like the moment has come and gone for plug-in hybrids. True electric vehicles, after all, are achieving new peaks of performance constantly; it seems as though every month, there’s a new EV capable of going farther or quicker or doing so in more style than those that came before. But for millions of Americans, a PHEV still represents a better real-world choice than a car that solely runs on batteries. Blame not the tech