Hybrid Police Cars in Hot Pursuit of Fuel Savings
Ford debuted its latest Explorer crossover/SUV at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year– and, while a big SUV isn’t something we normally get all that excited about here at…
Continue readingToyota Releases Thousands of Hybrid Patents
In a complete reversal of its longstanding policy, Toyota has decided to stop suing every manufacturer that dares to offer a hybrid vehicle to the public in an effort to…
Continue reading2020 Ford Explorer Gets ST, Hybrid Variants
At last week’s Detroit auto show, Ford showed off two new versions of its 2020 Ford Explorer that caused a lot of excitement. The first one is a more powerful,…
Continue reading2020 Jeep Renegade Hybrid Nearly Ready
The Jeep Renegade plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that will be launched in early 2020 is inching closer to production. Currently, the Fiat Chrysler Melfi Plant in Italy is being…
Continue readingLA 2018: Toyota Launches First AWD Prius
Whether it was through leaked technical drawings or fanciful renderings of our own making, we’ve been been predicting the coming of an all-wheel drive Toyota Prius for years. It never…
Continue reading2019 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid Arrives in Dealerships
Sport Hybrid SUV. Three words calculated to appeal to an impressive Venn diagram of the American motoring public. Paired with a premium badge, 37% higher fuel efficiency, and not so…
Continue readingForbidden Fruit: Nissan Serena Hybrid Minivan
Meet the 2018 Nissan Serena. It’s a minivan, in the first-gen Nissan Quest/Mercury Villager sense of the word, with room for seven passengers, a number of different seating configurations, and…
Continue readingMade in the USA: All-new 2019 Volvo S60
Earlier today, Volvo Cars took the wraps off the all-new 2019 Volvo S60 sedan. Built on the same award-winning scalable product architecture (SPA) platform as the award-winning, safest-ever new Volvo…
Continue readingPolestar 1 to Make its Goodwood Debut
The Volvo-developed Polestar 1 is a formidable coupe. Packing 600 electrified horsepower and nearly 740 lb-ft of torque into a lightweight carbon body shell and putting that power to the…
Continue readingGM Pumps Up its Electrified Chinese Lineup
In the US, General Motors has two EVs for sale — the Chevy Volt and the Chevy Bolt. But in China, it has just doubled down on its electric car…
Continue readingMcLaren to Focus on Future Hybrids, not SUVs
Tony Joseph has an absolutely awesome job. He’s the president of McLaren North America. As such, he knows a thing or two about McLaren’s future products- and, thankfully, that product…
Continue readingGeely Bo Rui is First Look at Volvo Mild Hybrid Tech
Volvo’s parent company, Geely, really stepped up its game in China with the launch of the all-new Geely Bo Rui GE. The Bo Rui (pronounced “bow-ray”) does more than represent…
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