2024 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Goes Stealthy, Joins Sprawling Nightshade Family
28 Sep 2023, 11:40 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Follows the announcements regarding the entire 2024 Corolla Nightshade family and the recent addition of the Corolla Cross Hybrid to the roster
Ford Issues Recall for Maverick, Escape, and Lincoln Corsair With 2.5L Hybrid Engine
6 Jun 2023, 14:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Manufacturing issues of the 2.5-liter hybrid engine may result in a block breach. Both motor oil and fuel vapor may lead to an underhood fire
This Crazy Six-Wheel Hatchback by Briggs & Stratton Was One of America's Fist Hybrids
10 May 2023, 14:02 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Introduced in 1980, it could run 40 to 60 miles (64-96 km) on electric power and when its twin-cylinder kicked in, this six-wheeler could reach 68 mph (109 kph)
Nissan’s Brilliant Invention Could Change How Hybrids Use Gas Engines
31 Mar 2023, 09:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Japanese carmaker has created a new intelligent engine activation system that takes into account the route and environmental factors
Does the All-New Fifth-Gen Toyota Prius Have What It Takes in the EV-Centric Age?
20 Nov 2022, 11:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / No offense to the legions of Prius fans, but HEV and PHEV models alone are not going to hit the sustainability mark when the full EV revolution is upon us
All-New Toyota Prius Breaks Cover with Fab Looks, PHEV Model Promises 50% More Range
16 Nov 2022, 06:52 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Currently, the world premiere focused on its Japanese home of Toyota City where it was first presented, regional versions are probably set to follow soon
Fifth-Gen Toyota Prius Gets Unofficial Reveal, Should We Fear those Spyder Eye Beads?
11 Nov 2022, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Dimas Ramadhan, the virtual automotive artist behind the “Digimods DESIGN” channel on YouTube, has taken up the task of revealing the next Prius - in CGI
2023 Toyota Prius ‘Hybrid Reborn’ Shows All the HEV Goodies, Albeit Only in CGI
11 Nov 2022, 09:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the “AutoYa” info channel on YouTube have imagined the CGI looks of the soon-to-be-released next iteration Toyota Prius
Lynk & Co E-Motive Hybrid Drives Further in Electric Mode than PHEV: How Come?
22 Jun 2022, 15:33 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to the company, the hybrid vehicle has a maximum electric range of 180 kilometers, while the plug-in hybrid drives 150 km with a full charge
Toyota's First Solid-State Battery Car Will Be a Hybrid for Market and Testing Reasons
7 Jan 2022, 15:02 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Caution was always something Toyota took very seriously, which means an electric car will only have these batteries when it is safe to do so
All-New Kia Niro Hits the 2021 Seoul Mobility Show Without Sharing Any Specs
25 Nov 2021, 06:33 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It seems Kia wanted to make its presentation exclusive to design aspects of the car in the hope that customers will dig it
Everyone’s Right About Mazda’s Wankel Range Extender Plans, And That’s Weird
21 Jul 2021, 18:18 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / We spoke with Hans Greimel – the Automotive News editor who wrote that Mazda halted these plans – and came to this bizarre conclusion
Mazda Contradicts Spokesman: Rotary Engine Will Also Be In HEVs and PHEVs
20 Jul 2021, 19:10 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / A Mazda spokesman said that the company would still offer the rotary engine but had no deadline for that. All others said it arrives in 2022.
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Rendered as a HEV Vista Cruiser SUV of the 21st Century
6 May 2021, 12:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Pixel master Abimelec Arellano (aka abimelecdesign on social media) has a cool “What-If” series alongside Hagerty and this episode focuses on something Olds'
Ford Kuga Hybrid Can Also Be Had With AWD, Promises Over 620 Miles of Range
17 Nov 2020, 13:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Of course, it's not hard to achieve such big numbers - 30% greater than Kuga PHEV, for example - when talking about a classic hybrid assembly
PHEVs Unmasked: Up to Four Times More Fuel Burned Than Official Numbers
25 Oct 2017, 12:26 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The advertised efficiency of the hybrid vehicles is nowhere to be found under real-world conditions, a new study by the Australian Automobile Association shows
Buick Goes Hybrid with LaCrosse HEV Launched in China
20 Apr 2016, 01:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Rumor has it the powertrain is derived from that of the Volt and the Chevy Malibu. All we know is that the LaCrosse Hybrid is only for China
UPS! 200 Million Miles of Green Deliveries
1 Mar 2011, 06:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As one of the largest fleet operators in the world, UPS is currently facing, as do all other companies, a very stringent problem: fuel price. With the numbers at the pump apparently engaged in some ...
GM Is Getting Ready for 2011 Cruze and Volt
14 Oct 2009, 06:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM announced today it is beginning to tool up its Flint area manufacturing plants in order for them to be ready to receive the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt models in 2011. The...
Hybrid vs. Plug-In Hybrid
9 Jul 2009, 19:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The latest developments in terms of technology in the automotive industry have caught most of us by surprise. Despite financial downfall, R&D has continued within manufacturers' labs and we...