BMW X5 xDrive40e To Start at €68,400 in Europe, Close to the xDrive40d Model
16 Jun 2015, 13:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Prices for the new BMW X5 xDrive40e rumored to start at €68,400 which would make the hybrid €2,100 more expensive than its diesel counterpart
VW's 219 HP Passat GTE Pricing for Germany Revealed, It Doesn't Come Cheap
8 Jun 2015, 11:29 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Volkswagen has just revealed official Germany pricing for the new Passat GTE, praised to only drink 1.6 l/100 km while offering 219 HP
Ford is Making EV Technology Available to Competitors, But for a Fee
28 May 2015, 09:55 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Ford is opening its portfolio of electrified vehicle technology patents to competitive automakers to speed up the industry
Porsche 918 Spyder vs. Porsche Carrera GT Drag Race Shows The Effects of Hybridization
27 May 2015, 11:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In case you’re curious what a decade of Porsche engineering can do for a hypercar, the video below offers a decent answer to that question
New Mitsubishi Pajero Could Arrive in 2017 With Plug-In Hybrid Technology
21 May 2015, 12:25 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / After discontinuing the Lancer sedan, Mistsubishi will focus on SUVs which means the 2017 Pajero could be just around the corner with green tech included
Bugatti Veyron Successor (Chiron) Spied Testing with BMW i8 as Hybridization Benchmark · Video
15 May 2015, 09:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve seen Bugatti Chiron test mules on multiple occasions before and now we can get a glimpse of what appears to be the prototype of the hypercar
GM Won't Sell 500,000 EVs by 2017 as Promised, Will Work Harder to Reach Goal
9 May 2015, 09:59 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The EV and PHEV market is still volatile and no matter how ambitious carmakers prove to be, chances are targets won't be met. Just ask GM about that
Andy Murray Received a New i8 after Winning the 2015 BMW Open
5 May 2015, 15:32 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / BMW's plug-in hybrid is one of the most popular sportscars currently on the market. it's no wonder that's what the winner of the BMW Open competition received
Hybrid Cars Repair Cost in the US Down By Half in 2014, Study Says
23 Apr 2015, 15:59 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / A few years ago, repair costs for PHEVs and EVs was a tabu subject. Nowadays, figures plummeted by almost half in 2014 compared to 2013
2016 BMW F30 3 Series Facelift Plug-in Hybrid Starts Nurburgring Tests
23 Mar 2015, 13:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW started testing its upcoming plug-in hybrid F30 328e model on the Nurburgring as soon as the weather allowed it
2015 Mercedes-Benz S550 Plug-In Hybrid Silently Introduced at the Detroit Auto Show · Live Photos
13 Jan 2015, 15:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / There was a big fuss at Mercedes-Benz’s stand about a plug-in hybrid model but it wasn’t for the S550 version. The C350 Plug-in hybrid gathered all the attention as it was a brand new ca...
EV and Plug-In Hybrid Production Grew Tenfold in China in November
9 Dec 2014, 11:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / China’s problem with smog and air pollution in general needs to be fixed as soon as possible. The government is making all sorts of efforts to deal with the issues and it seems like results ar...
BMW 3 Series Plug-In Hybrid: 245 HP and 117 mpg
26 Nov 2014, 21:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For quite some time now, we knew that BMW was working on a plug-in hybrid model for the 3 Series range. As the facelift model inches closer to production, the Germans decided to shed some light into...
Special BMW 530Le Plug-In Hybrid Model Launched in China
24 Nov 2014, 14:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’ve seen a rather peculiar BMW 5 Series model testing earlier this year in China and the nameplate didn’t say anything special. Dubbed 530Le this is the first plug-in hybrid the world&...
Plug-in Hybrid BMW 2 Series Active Tourer to Be Unveiled in 2015
14 Nov 2014, 10:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’ve seen the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer testing its new powertrain for quite some time now, and we’ve even noticed it on the Green Hell a couple of times so we knew it was coming. What...
Porsche Macan Coupe a No-Go, PHEV Still Possible
20 Sep 2014, 06:36 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / The 2015 Porsche Macan just went on sale this summer, and while Porsche still has some big plans for its little crossover, a new coupe version won’t be a part of them. What will though is a fo...
Mitsubishi Outlander GX3h 4Work Transforms from Plug-In CUV into Commercial Van
20 Sep 2014, 00:32 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Mitsubishi has to launch its Outlander PHEV crossover in the U.S., but this advanced crossover recently added an interesting new model for U.K. customers. Introduced at the CENEX 2014 Low Carbon Veh...
Polestar Tunes the Volvo V60 D6 Plug-In Hybrid
14 Aug 2014, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The bold crew over at Polestar would probably tune a moose if they had one. In this respect, the Volvo go-fast division’s latest efforts sees this injecting a bit of extra power into the... V6...
VW of America Wants to Make its EVs, Plug-Ins Even Cleaner
6 Aug 2014, 21:17 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Taking slightly different approaches, Audi and Volkswagen are preparing to launch plug-in vehicles in the U.S., and both automakers are looking to make their clean cars even cleaner. Announced at th...
Cadillac ELR Sales Double In July
4 Aug 2014, 21:27 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / The Cadillac ELR was never intended to set sales records, but slow sales in the car’s short lifespan have led to a massive pileup vehicle inventory for dealers. Things might be looking up for ...