I spent a month driving my wife's Subaru Crosstrek, and am now back to my 2014 PiP. I drive over a low mountain pass (1,800 feet) driving to work, and can usually get 3-4 miles of electric range from regenerative braking on the downhill side. Hitting the brakes in a non-hybrid and "wasting" all of that energy bugged me every time.
You DO realize ~ Subaru now makes a plugin, right? 2020 Subaru Crosstrek - Hybrid | Subaru $7,500 rebate from the feds, too .