Until recently, Mercedes-Benz seemed eager to pull the plug on plug-in hybrids, so to speak.

The premium German auto brand discontinued PHEV versions of the C-Class , GLC and E-Class with the transition to new generations of those vehicles, and it also dropped plug-in versions of the A-Class , instead reserving PHEV power for high-performance models like the Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E Performance .

Mercedes-Benz Australia cited ‘resistance’ to plug-in hybrids during that period, insisting that new car buyers either wanted combustion-powered vehicles or electric vehicles (EVs) and nothing in between.

But fast-forward to today, and PHEVs are suddenly back in fashion. No less than three models – the C-Class, GLC, and GLA – have gained a battery pack and electric motor this year, marki

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