The 2023 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid has a 13.8 kWh battery capacity.
That lithium-ion polymer battery is substantially larger than the 1.49 kWh pack used by the conventional Tucson Hybrid. Its greater capacity allows the plug-in model to store enough energy for meaningful electric-only driving rather than merely assisting the gasoline engine.
The battery works with a 1.6-liter turbocharged Smartstream gasoline engine and an electric motor. Depending on market and testing procedure, the Tucson Plug-in Hybrid is commonly quoted with an electric range of roughly 28 miles in the United States or about 50–60 kilometres under European testing. It can also recharge from an external power source through its charging port.
A common mix-up is to confuse the plug-in model’s 13.8 kWh battery with the regular hybrid’s much smaller 1.49 kWh unit. The two vehicles share the Tucson name and broadly similar hybrid technology, but their battery capacities and charging abilities are very different.