Toyota Verso would easily cope with the mileage. The Prius plus would be easier to drive in urban areas, but they are expensive due to the current demand for hybrids.

Thanks for the reply. What would be your opinion on the petrol version, for the Toyota verso in terms of mileage. I understand it won't be as efficient but would it still work out ok.

The 1.8 petrol engine is easily capable of big mileages as long as the oil is changed regularly, as it's chain cam. The earlier version found in the Avensis used to suffer from oil consumption issues but not all of them. I had an 03 Avensis with 135k that used no oil until I changed cars.

The Verso will (I think) only come with the later valvematic engine and that had no issues. It's a good reliable engine that will do 45+ mpg on a run in the Avensis, slightly less in the Verso due to it's less aerodynamic shape.

Take a walk along a taxi rank and note which cars are being used. In Cambridge you see mostly electric cars and most of them are Nissan Leaves.