Given that most plug-in hybrids tend to be sold (or leased) as company cars because tax rates favour them so much, that makes the Niro a particularly attractive choice for business users. That, along with its exceptionally low official CO2 emissions, makes it a much more appealing choice than most other plug-in hybrids, many of which sit in the 11 or 12 per cent tax bands. This is important, because a range of 40 miles just nicks the Niro into the eight per cent band for BiK company car tax. There’s a bigger battery, too – 11.1kWh up from 8.9kWh – and that means that its official WLTP range on electric power alone has grown from 30 to 40 miles. As before, the plug-in Niro is powered by a combination of a 1.6-litre petrol engine and an electric motor, though the latter is gutsier than before, which results in a total power output that’s grown from 139bhp to 180bhp.
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