Have you considered the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – even if it’s over your ideal budget, if you can finance it you may well save more than enough in fuel to justify the extra initial outlay. Not sure what specifically you need or don’t, but there’s plenty of space and a good level of kit in them, although nowhere near the levels of some other cars admittedly.
Of course if you won’t make good use of the 20-25 mile pure electric range, or can’t charge it at home, it loses a lot of it’s plus points
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