Hybrids

A former Fiat powertrain-research boss says new emissions test may hurt plug-in hybrids.

Two years ago, Ford successfully fought efforts by Tesla Motors to register the name "Model E" for what we now know as the Tesla Model 3, unveiled last week to great fanfare. Now it appears that the Detroit automaker may plan to use that name itself on a dedicated vehicle coming in 2019 that will...

It seems like the current-generation Audi A3 went on sale only yesterday but we already have our first look at the car’s mid-cycle update. That’s because the current A3 went on sale overseas back in 2012, only appearing in the United States two years later. The updates are significant...

The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq lineup of hybrid, electric, and plug-in hybrid hatchbacks won't hit the market until late this year, but Hyundai product executives are eager to talk about the cars. At a roundtable during last week's New York Auto Show, product planning vice president Mike O'Brien and...

The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq made its U.S. debut at the 2016 New York Auto Show.

Americans who want an SUV combined with a plug-in hybrid powertrain have had a very long wait. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV—the plug-in hybrid version of the Outlander now on sale—has been promised for several years, and it’s already a sales success in Europe. Despite being the...

The refreshed 2017 Toyota Highlander Hybrid will debut at the 2016 New York Auto Show.

The 2017 BMw 330e plug-in hybrid arrives in the U.S. this summer.

The 2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid borrows some components from the Chevrolet Volt.

An 1896 Armstrong phaeton could be the world's first hybrid car.

The 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid and Optima Plug-In Hybrid go on sale this fall.

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The Mercedes-Benz S 550e plug-in hybrid will get wireless charging as part of an upcoming refresh, an executive says.

The Maserati Levante plug-in hybrid will borrow powertrain components from the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid.

What would be your ultimate Toyota Prius hybrid? Maybe a convertible version? One that brings fond memories of bygone performance to middle-aged friends and neighbors? An Ohio man is now in the process of building what might become the ultimate Toyota Prius—at least for muscle car...

The 2016 Geneva Motor Show was full of hybrid and electric supercars.

The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq lineup was largely downplayed by European media that focused more on local makers, along with the supercars and high-end luxury vehicles debuts, at this week's Geneva Motor Show. Korean maker Hyundai was the 19th press event of the morning, almost three hours after media days...

The Geneva Motor Show is stuffed with cars, both European volume cars we don't see in North America and a huge number of pricey and high-performance supercars and customs. So despite the fact that it was a global debut, the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq didn't seem to get the buzz it might have if it had been...

The eAssist mild hybrid system is dead, long live the eAssist mild hybrid system? With continually rising corporate average fuel economy levels required through 2025, General Motors will test a third generation of its eAssist mild-hybrid system during the current model year. This time, though...

The next MINI Countryman could borrow a plug-in hybrid powertrain from the BMW 225xe.