Report: Toyota using Tesla-style Panasonic cells in Chinese PHEVs
Toyota has reportedly started using Panasonic cylindrical lithium-ion cells in two of its new plug-in hybrid models for the China market.
The swap was originally reported last week by Nikkei Asian Re
Review: The 2020 Ford Escape SE Sport Hybrid makes perfect sense—for now
My co-driver is lost in text messages as we buzz the Kentucky hills outside Louisville in the 2020 Ford Escape SE Sport Hybrid. Somehow I’ve lulled him into complacency, or maybe it’s the full-size tr
Washington state is charging hybrid owners $75 to incentivize electric cars
Washington state is shifting some of the financial burden of EV subsidies onto hybrid owners, a local report says, effectively punishing shoppers for purchasing fuel-efficient vehicles.
Starting in O
Mitsubishi Mi-Tech PHEV concept teases 4-motor layout, downsized powertrain
Mitsubishi will show a 4-motor PHEV concept at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, highlighting new electrification tech and unconventional gasoline power in a new downsized SUV package.
The autom
Snow set: The best plug-in hybrids and EVs for winter driving
Plug-in vehicles make up a much larger portion of the market in California than in the rest of the nation. And yet many EVs and plug-in hybrids are able enough to take on serious winter driving in Sno
Toyota boosts warranty on plug-in hybrid, hybrid, and fuel-cell vehicles
Toyota announced last week that it will extend its battery warranty on all 2020 model year (and newer) hybrid, plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles to 10 years or 150,000 miles.
Through 2019, Toyota covere
Maserati outlines upcoming EVs and hybrids, underscores Italian production
Maserati announced a major electrification push Thursday, laying out a road map that will start with a hybrid electric Ghibli in 2020.
The Ghibli sedan will be the first in a new range of electrified
2021 BMW 530e plug-in hybrid: Quicker, but will it go more electric miles?
For 2021, the plug-in hybrid version of the BMW 5-Series sport sedan, the 530e, might no longer be the slowest-accelerating model in the U.S. 5-Series lineup.
That might sound petty, but it\'s an impor
2021 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid: 17-mile, 35-mpg plug-in gets ride-and-handling retune
Following updates to the gasoline version, the 2021 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid is scheduled to arrive at dealerships this winter with minor changes. Pricing starts at $36,395—a $200 increase over the 202
Off-road lift kit for Jeep Wrangler 4xe is a plug-in hybrid first
Like its gasoline and diesel counterparts, the 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe will get a number of accessories under the Jeep Performance Parts banner, including a lift kit.
Designed to raise the height of th
