Trace the evidence.

Vehicle source register.

• BYD Seal U DM-i official overview · checked 28 July 2026
• Toyota Prius official overview · checked 28 July 2026
• Toyota RAV4 Hybrid official overview · checked 28 July 2026
• Honda CR-V Hybrid official overview · checked 28 July 2026
• BYD Seal official overview · checked 28 July 2026
• BYD Atto 3 official overview · checked 28 July 2026
• BYD Dolphin Surf official overview · checked 28 July 2026
• MG MG4 EV official overview · checked 28 July 2026
• Kia EV3 official overview · checked 28 July 2026
• Hyundai Ioniq 5 official overview · checked 28 July 2026
• Volkswagen ID.4 official overview · checked 28 July 2026
• Tesla Model 3 official overview · checked 28 July 2026
• Tesla Model Y official overview · checked 28 July 2026

Original story evidence.

Kia building the EV3 in Mexico changes the cost question, not the answer

• Kia Mexico: Nuevo Kia EV3: el SUV 100% eléctrico ya está en preventa · primary · accessed 2026-08-10
• Kia America: 2027 Kia EV3 compact electric SUV · manufacturer · accessed 2026-08-10
• Reuters: Kia to invest $649 million to bring electric car production to Mexico · reference · accessed 2026-08-10
• CleanTechnica: KIA Elects To Manufacture The EV3 In Mexico · reference · accessed 2026-08-10
• Guanajuato Puerto Interior: Cluster Industrial B2B presents the 2026 electromobility map for Mexico · primary · accessed 2026-08-10

The plug-in hybrid question is really a charging-habit question

• U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center: Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles · primary · accessed 2026-08-10
• European Commission, Directorate-General for Climate Action: Real-world CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of cars and vans collected in 2022 · primary · accessed 2026-08-10
• BYD Europe: BYD Seal U DM-i Comfort model information · manufacturer · accessed 2026-08-10
• BYD Europe: Seal U DM-i range calculator and limitations · manufacturer · accessed 2026-08-10
• International Council on Clean Transportation: Real-world usage of plug-in hybrid vehicles in Europe · research · accessed 2026-08-10

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Newsroom source register.

• CleanTechnica · attributed headline, excerpt, date, and source image
• InsideEVs · attributed headline, excerpt, date, and source image
• Electrek · attributed headline, excerpt, date, and source image
• pv magazine · attributed headline, excerpt, date, and source image

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Photography credits.

• Kia EV3 GT-Line at Automesse Ludwigsburg 2024 · Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · used in Kia building the EV3 in Mexico changes the cost question, not the answer
• BYD Seal U DM-i (2024) · Charles from Port Chester, New York · CC0 · used in The plug-in hybrid question is really a charging-habit question
• BYD Seal U DM-i · Charles from Port Chester, New York · CC0
• Toyota Prius · Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Toyota RAV4 Hybrid · TTTNIS · CC0
• Honda CR-V Hybrid · Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• BYD Seal · Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• BYD Atto 3 · Hubert Berberich ( HubiB ) · CC BY 4.0
• BYD Dolphin Surf · Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• MG MG4 EV · Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Kia EV3 · Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Hyundai Ioniq 5 · Treeinkr · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Volkswagen ID.4 · Dinkun Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Tesla Model 3 · Chanokchon · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Tesla Model Y · Chanokchon · CC BY-SA 4.0

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