Tag: plug in hybrid

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' newly announced five-year plan puts a major focus on electrifying all of the corporation's brands, either by offering fully electric...

The 2019 Ford Fusion Energi, equipped with a 9.0 kWh battery (instead of the previous 7.6 kWh) will be able to go 25 miles (EPA) in all-electric mode (previously...

With electric range well below 20, each of these 14 plug-in hybrids are compliance plays. We'd suggest you cross them off your list and consider instead...

Ford's quarterly report includes hint on upcoming electrification of several high-volume models: F-150, Mustang, Explorer, Escape (Kuga in Europe) and Bronco.

Plug-in hybrids come with a larger battery than conventional hybrids that allow them to run for an extended number of miles purely on battery power.

Starting this April, plug-in hybrids will no longer be able to use public charging stations in Beverly Hills, California.

The last official word was that the plug-in hybrid would be able to go 42 miles on a charge, but it looks like that estimate was too conservative.

Campaign uses Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid to expound on plug-in technology in California, separate Sesame Street effort markets minivan nationwide.

In the January-April period, Hyundai and its sister company Kia exported a combined 2,090 PHEVs mainly to advanced markets

E-Tron tech bouncing from A3, Q7 PHEVs to new A8 – and maybe back again. To be clear, an official decision to bring the new Audi A8 L Plug-In Hybrid to the...

What separates the three Toyota Prius Prime trim levels, and which should you buy? How does it compare to the Chevrolet Volt in terms of cost and appeal?

“Plug-in hybrids with eAWD are now one of the industry’s fastest growing market segments and we have seen a significant acceleration in production volumes at...

Prius owners made their purchase mostly for fuel efficiency. The Prius and other HEVs however are slowly giving up sales to the plug in hybrid (PHEV) and...

Highlights of the "Assessment of leading electric vehicle promotion activities in United States cities" report released by the International Council on Clean...

Cities in California, Washington, Georgia, Oregon and Hawaii mostly dominate this chart, which shows the Top 30 U.S. cities for market share for plug-in electric...

Plug-in hybrid cars are forecast to outsell standard hybrids by 2019 and reach 1.2 million sales annually in Europe in 10 years. The rapid rise will come as...

It is often said that the best comparison to a fuel cell vehicle (FCV) is to that of a plug in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), or better still, an extended range...

Recently, Automotive News conducted an interview with Bernhard Maier, Porsche's global sales boss. Maier's daily drivers include a Porsche Cayenne  S...

Mercedes-Benz plans to roll out at least 10 new plug-in hybrid models by 2017 -- starting with its flagship sedan -- as the premium car manufacturer looks to...

The Number of plug-in car registrations reached the second highest level ever in the UK in July and, at the same time, sales of PHEVs for the very first time...

John O’Dell, editor at Edmunds, told the New York Times this: "Conventional hybrids are mainstream now.  You can envision almost anyone buying one...

The fuel efficiency of plug-in hybrids, at least in terms of MPG, largely depends on the distance to be drive, the miles of electric-only range of the vehicle...

At last a German automaker has chosen to take one of the boldest steps into electrified vehicles.  It's Porsche. According to Autocar, "All future...

Out of the 15 universities competing in the 3-year-long EcoCAR 2 challenge, only one can be named the victor of year 2.  That honor went to the Penn State...