This sounds like it was a nice drive - with impressive fuel economy! 2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 5: The 2,000-Mile Road Trip – Review and Report Despite gas-electric hybrids having been around for more than a decade, and BMW has offered one for the better half of one, there remains a sense of novelty to driving a car without the gas engine running. Especially with the soaring cost of fuel, hybrids have been an easy and eco-fashionable way for drivers to go green.