The 11 best hybrid SUVs that you can get for less than $45,000

If there’s one thing American car buyers love, it’s crossovers and SUVs. Sedans and wagons may still get the job done, but there’s just something we love about a little extra ride height, a taller seating position and the practicality of a liftgate. One downside, though, is that not only are new car prices still pretty high, but SUVs often don’t get the best gas mileage, either.

If you’re in the market for a new SUV, but you want one that gets great gas mileage, then you’re in luck. Our friends over at Consumer Reports recently released a list of the best hybrid SUVs for less than $35,000, as well as a list of the best ones between $35,000 and $45,000. For your convenience, we combined the two into a single list. Let’s take a look at what made the cut.

The Toyota $TM Corolla Cross hybrid is the least-expensive cars on this list, starting at a little over $28,000 and topping out in the low-$30k range. Pair the relatively low price with the EPA’s 45/38/42 mpg (city/highway/combined) rating, and you’ve got a solid, fuel-efficient little SUV that shouldn’t break the bank.

With the Toyota $TM RAV4, you have two major options — the more affordable conventional hybrid and the more expensive plug-in hybrid. The regular hybrid starts about where the Corolla Cross tops out and still gets a solid EPA rating of 41/38/39 mpg (city/highway/combined). A base RAV4 Prime, on the other hand, is about $12,000 pricier, but its party piece is its 42 miles of all-electric range.

Like the RAV4, you have multiple hybrid choices when it comes to the Kia Sportage. The regular hybrid gets up to 42/44/43 mpg (city/highway/combined) and starts a little under $29,000. Bump up to the plug-in hybrid, and it’ll cost you an extra $11,000, but in return, you’ll get a 34-mile electric range. Just remember to actually plug it in if you do go for a PHEV of any kind.

While several of its competitors have begun offering plug-in hybrid versions of their compact, Honda $HMC continues to stick with a good old-fashioned conventional hybrid setup for the CRV. A base version starts at around $34,000 and according to the EPA should return 43/36/40 mpg (city/highway/combined).

If you’re just going by its road score, the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid beats both the Kia Sportage and Toyota $TM RAV4 in Consumer Reports’ testing. With a base price of about $33,000, it’s also EPA rated at 38/38/38 mpg (city/highway/combined). Upgrading to the Tucson PHEV only tacks on about $5,000 to hybrid’s starting price, and it comes with a 33-mile electric range.

If you’re interested in the Mitsubishi Outlander, you might as well go ahead and spring for the plug-in hybrid version, and you definitely want to charge it regularly. It has a starting price of just over $40,000 and a 38-mile electric range, but it’ll only get 26 mpg if you don’t keep the battery charged. While you may be nervous about buying a Mitsubishi, Consumer Reports also predicts reliability will be well above average.

The Ford $F Escape could probably use a redesign soon, but that doesn’t mean the hybrid version isn’t still a compelling proposition. For about $28,000, you get a compact crossover that the EPA says is good for 42/36/39 mpg (city/highway/combined).

If you’re looking for a minivan replacement that’s also a hybrid, you’re going to want to give the Toyota $TM Highlander a look. It’s extremely well-rated and starts a little under $40,000 and gets 36/35/36 mpg (city/highway/combined). There’s no plug-in option, but compare that to the Honda $HMC Pilot’s 19/27/22 mpg, and you won’t miss the PHEV as much.

The Venza is a bit of an odd duck in Toyota $TM’s lineup, as it’s only available as a hybrid with all-wheel drive. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though, and it still performed well in testing and gets great gas mileage. According to the EPA, the Venza is good for 40/37/39 mpg (city/highway/combined).

The Kia Sorento isn’t quite as big and spacious as the Toyota $TM Highlander, but if you don’t want something that large (like the even larger Kia Telluride), the Sorento Hybrid could be a great alternative. Not only does it still have three rows, but it starts around $32,000 and is EPA rated at 39/35/37 mpg (city/highway/combined). There’s also a plug-in hybrid version, but it costs more than the $45,000 cap on this list.

No, the Toyota $TM Sienna isn’t an SUV. Since it has a sliding door, it’s a minivan and automatically less desirable than the Highlander. On the other hand, why buy a minivan alternative when an actual minivan is so much cooler and more practical? It starts at a little over $37,000 and is EPA-rated at up to 36/36/36 mpg (city/highway/combined).

A version of this article originally appeared on Jalopnik.