Hybrids
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Here are a half-dozen plug-in vehicles that set you up well for the winter. You supply the winter tires.
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Fuel-tank issue for 2019-2020 RAV4 Hybrid: Toyota still investigating
An issue with the fuel tank is preventing some drivers of the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid from using their full rated range.
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Some 2019-2020 Toyota and Lexus hybrids recalled for coolant leak concern
A coolant leak due to engine flaws could cause overheating and more in some Toyota and Lexus hybrids.
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2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: 36 mpg tops any other three-row SUV without a charge port
If you can't (or don't want to) plug in, the 2020 Highlander Hybrid is the most fuel-efficient way to carry up to eight people.
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Hyundai drops the Sonata Plug-In Hybrid for 2020
Hyundai has greatly improved the fuel efficiency of the 2020 Sonata Hybrid versus previous years. But the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid will not exist.
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2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid adds solar roof, challenges Camry Hybrid at 52 mpg
The latest hybrid midsize sedan makes an efficiency leap of up to 10 mpg above the outgoing version—and now ties the Camry Hybrid.
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The Toyota Prius and Toyota Mirai have been related up until now, in some ways. With the Mirai headed in a radically different direction, will the Prius follow?
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Norway cracks down: Is “self-charging” a misleading way to pitch hybrids?
In much of Europe, Lexus is pitching hybrids as "self-charging"—and many consumers and electric vehicle fans think it's misleading.
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Toyota Prius was a hybrid trendsetter 15 years ago. Now what?
With a growing lineup of high-mpg Toyota hybrids and conflicting messages on the Prius' future, the nameplate faces reinvention or irrelevance.
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Subaru aims for dramatic CO2 cuts: All hybrids and EVs by mid 2030s
With some collaboration with Toyota, electric vehicles and hybrids will make up 40 percent of Subaru's lineup by 2040.
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Plug-in hybrid versions of Audi Q5 crossover and A8 sedan arrive for the US
With larger 14.1-kwh battery packs and stronger performance, the latest plug-in hybrids aim to support the brand's grand EV plans.
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2020 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid returns to California, other states by order
The 2020 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid is one of the longest-range plug-in hybrids; but it's only offered for dealer stock in California.
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The Corsair Grand Touring compact crossover will have Lincoln's first application of e-axle all-wheel drive and its longest electric-only plug-in range.
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Toyota’s top-selling US hybrid isn’t the Prius
The Toyota RAV4 Hybrid passed the Toyota Prius family by a long shot in 2019—and that's before the introduction of the RAV4 Prime.
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Why the Toyota RAV4 is the best hybrid for the US market
Our Best Car To Buy honorary mention goes to the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, which is a poster car for clean-vehicle choices and how great hybrids can be.
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For the 2020s, Honda aims to favor hybrids over EVs
Honda's global CEO sounds pessimistic about electric cars catching on in the mainstream auto market in the next decade.
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Jeep to present plug-in hybrid Wrangler, Compass and Renegade at 2020 CES
It's been a long time coming but Jeep is finally ready to unveil its first production plug-in hybrids. Some readers may recall Jeep rolled out a plug-in hybrid Wrangler prototype as far back as 2008, though the global financial crisis put that particular project on ice. Fast forward today and Jeep...
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2019 Toyota Prius recalled over gauge-cluster issues
A manufacturing issue can lead the gauge cluster in some 2019 Prius models to short out—and black out
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An issue with the transmission has prompted Volkswagen to recall most examples of its only hybrid vehicle for the U.S. market in recent years.
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2020 Mini Cooper S E Countryman All4 plug-in hybrid: EPA range and mpg improve
Mini's only plug-in hybrid so far, the Cooper S E Countryman All4, gets a bigger battery for 2020, which boosts its electric range significantly.
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2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: Top MPG for a big family gets a price under $40k
The Highlander Hybrid is expected to earn 34 mpg or better, and is shaping up to be the highest-mpg 3-row SUV without a charge port.
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2020 Ford Escape Hybrid mpg tops 40 mpg, meets or beats Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
The Escape Hybrid returns for 2020 to EPA ratings that in at least one version top those of the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.
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2020 Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring plug-in hybrid range and mpg ratings released
The Aviator plug-in hybrid is competitive with other big luxury SUVs, but a placeholder ahead of fully electric Lincoln models expected in a year or two.
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Valvoline released a hybrid-specific motor oil: Do you need it?
Last week Valvoline released a motor oil for hybrids, which typically have special engines already designed for frequent starts and stops.
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