Plug-In Hybrids

The Mitsubishi GT-PHEV concept is a large plug-in hybrid SUV that debuted at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is a considerably better car than a few electric-car fans had feared. In fact, with an EPA-rated range of 25 miles (more than projected) and energy efficiency so high—at 133 MPGe—that it matches the BMW i3 with all its whizzy advanced technology, it’s a...

Porsche sent a 919 Hybrid race car into London traffic to promote its Panamera 4 E-Hybrid luxury sedan.

Ford's electrification strategy will rely heavily on trucks and commercial vehicles.

BMW may sell all-electric versions of some of its regular models alongside the dedicated "i" models.

California removed its limit on "green stickers" that grant carpool-lane access to plug-in hybrids.

The Renault Zoe was the best-selling electric car in Europe at the end of July.

The 2017 Chevrolet Volt is an IIHS Top Safety Pick+

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The BMW X1 xDrive25Le i Performance will be sold in China only.

Carmakers regularly tweak their powertrains to boost fuel efficiency or improve performance and drivability. Changes to EPA test cycles for 2017 mean that the agency's fuel-economy ratings for many new cars have fallen slightly. Knowing that, and having learned more about how its various hybrid...

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to locate and purchase or lease a Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid somewhere in the heart of Texas oil country. Hoping to make Tom Cruise proud, I accepted the mission. But first, a bit of perspective: in 2005 I had set out to purchase a Mercury Mariner...

Texas is the land of pickups and SUVs, of oil wells and full-day drives from your Texas home to Grandma’s Texas home. Your everyday driver had better be your highway car, because every drive involves a highway. I’ve owned every size of SUV, from Chevy Suburban to Toyota Land Cruiser to...

The Renault Zoe was the best-selling electric car in Europe through June, while the Mitsubishi Outlander was the best-selling plug-in hybrid.

The 2017 BMW 740e xDrive i Performance goes on sale this month.

The 2017 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron will get the same updates as the rest of the 2017 A3 lineup.

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Karma Automotive plans to use both franchised dealerships and company-owned "brand experience centers."

What's an electric car? It's a car powered by a battery, like your cellphone. Doesn't use gasoline. What's a hybrid car? It's a car that runs on gasoline, but gets better fuel economy (whether or not you understand how). OK, so what's a plug-in hybrid? DON'T MISS: BMW 330e plug-in hybrid ads: no...

The Tesla Model 3 electric car, which its maker says will launch late next year with 200 miles of range and a $35,000 price, has caused a few shock waves across the car industry. All the German luxury makers now have plans for their own 200-mile battery-electric vehicles coming in 2018 or later, at...