Hybrids
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A Civic Hybrid sedan and hatchback will arrive in 2024 to rival the Toyota Corolla Hybrid and Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, Honda has confirmed.
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Test drive review: 2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe wears plug-in hybrid off-road crown
The 2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe retains all its capability in a more efficient package, but we wish it had more juice.
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Used PHEV prices rose ahead of $4,000 tax credit eligibility
Some used plug-in hybrids are now eligible for the $4,000 used EV tax credit, although as Carmax recently pointed out, prices have been on the rise well ahead of this perk.
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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy: Past winners
The thread connecting all of these picks: Every single one was either a plug-in vehicle or offered a plug-in version.
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Study: PHEVs aren't plugged in as often as regulators assume
Early plug-in hybrid adopters likely have more access to charging, while mainstream adopters can't be assumed to plug in as often, the study concluded.
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2024 Hyundai Kona revealed with "EV-led design," hybrid version
A Kona hybrid will join the Kona Electric and other gasoline versions at launch, Hyundai confirmed, in a reveal of a redesigned Kona model line.
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The Prius’ chief engineer says design pushed the engineering process—and efficiency gains—for the latest version of the hybrid icon.
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A Prius plus this could power your home through a blackout
Getting a new EV for all-day home backup might not be necessary, as a high-voltage inverter that's been around for a decade will repurpose a Prius to do the same.
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Mazda boosts EV target to 40% by 2030, plans new hybrid system
Stepped-up targets for electric vehicles were backed up by new agreements with suppliers to develop and manufacture "electric drive units."
Stephen Edelstein -
Test drive: 2022 Toyota Prius leads with the mpg numbers
Time with the 2022 Prius Nightshade served as a reminder that this outgoing model is the gas-mileage champ—and the best-driving Prius yet.
Bengt Halvorson -
2023 Toyota Prius: Prime PHEV aims for 50% more electric miles
Softer, smoother styling returns to the Prius lineup, which gets a sportier positioning and in hybrid form might earn 57 mpg.
Bengt Halvorson -
Ford Maverick, Toyota Corolla rank as reliable high-mpg hybrids
Hybrids carry an average price premium of $1,700 over non-hybrid internal-combustion vehicles, but that's offset in fuel savings after about four years.
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The 2023 Toyota Prius will mark the first full redesign for this efficiency icon since the arrival of the very energy-efficient Tesla Model 3.
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2023 Honda Accord Hybrid aims to be the sportier half
The hybrid Accord will be offered in a wider range of versions, and it's repositioned as the sporty version of this bestselling sedan.
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Test drive: 2022 Toyota Avalon Hybrid exits in 43-mpg goodness
A last spin in Toyota’s front-wheel-drive hybrid sedan keeps the bar high for its successor, the Toyota Crown.
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Honda promises “improved hybrid performance” for 2023 Accord
Honda says that the upcoming 11th-generation version will "bring excitement back," and suggests the hybrid system will aid that.
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2023 Toyota Crown: $41,045, 41-mpg start for big hybrid sedan
The 2023 Toyota Crown is more expensive and less fuel-efficient than the outgoing Toyota Avalon Hybrid, but it promises a whole lot more.
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2023 Ford Escape Hybrid gets sporty ST-Line, PHEV doesn’t
Ford is giving its Escape lineup a sporty design treatment and more tech features, but it doesn't see that selling more high-mpg hybrids.
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The plug-in hybrid SUVs potentially have a battery pack assembly that was built with incorrect fasteners to secure its 200-amp fuse.
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2023 Toyota Corolla Hybrid gets AWD option, gas mileage dips
All-wheel drive, hybrid-system changes, and new safety add up to a "thoroughly upgraded model," according to the automaker.
Bengt Halvorson -
Review: 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid is brand’s best gas-driven SUV
Honda gives the CR-V Hybrid’s electric side a boost but still doesn’t let the gas engine play second fiddle.
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Toyota Crown Prime PHEV: Might range, performance top RAV4 Prime?
A version of the Crown could fit into Toyota's future expansion of plug-in hybrids, according to a recent report.
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Review: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid, PHEV, and EV up their efficiency credentials
The entire affordable lineup gets an efficiency and range boost—now up to 53 mpg, 33 plug-in electric miles, or an estimated 253 miles for the EV.
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PHEVs are no longer a no-brainer vs. hybrids
Price hikes and the EV tax credit revamp have stripped away the advantage that plug-in hybrids have had until recently—for some but certainly not all models.
Bengt Halvorson