I think the toyota corolla is a cool car and it doesnt exist as a plugin hybrid was my main reason for buying it. Other than that, the Toyota C-HR exists as mild hybrid and as plugin hybrid and the plugin hybrid is 6k € more expensive (new).
Yes using it without charging it would be almost the same as a mild hybrid but the cars are literally more expensive.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/ has a fucking intro video. KEKW (only because im in europe xdd)