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2021 Kia Sorento: Hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions potentially on the way2021 Kia Sorento: Hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions potentially on the way

Stephen Edelstein

Although Kia previously provided a look at the next-generation Sorento crossover, it released new details on the vehicle that will make it more of interest to efficiency-focused shoppers. The 2021 Kia Sorento could get hybrid and...

Why the CR-V Hybrid plays a critical role in Honda’s electrified plansWhy the CR-V Hybrid plays a critical role in Honda’s electrified plans

Bengt Halvorson

Honda is aiming for two-thirds of its global sales to be electrified by 2030, and the launch of the 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid plays a critical role in laying out the path to that. To that...

2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid debuts: 50 mpg or more promised from new compact sedan2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid debuts: 50 mpg or more promised from new compact sedan

Aaron Cole

Even as electrified crossovers trickle into the market, automakers such as Hyundai increasingly turn to sedans to deliver high efficiency without high price tags. Case in point: The 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid that made its first...

First drive review: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid teases an EV experience with no charge portFirst drive review: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid teases an EV experience with no charge port

Bengt Halvorson

In the Zen environs around Tucson, Arizona, this past week, It didn’t take any level of meditation to understand what the 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid brings to the increasingly crowded cohort of compact hybrid crossovers: poise....

Plug-in hybrid versions of Mercedes-Benz compact cars and SUVs introduced, but not US-boundPlug-in hybrid versions of Mercedes-Benz compact cars and SUVs introduced, but not US-bound

Stephen Edelstein

Mercedes-Benz is adding plug-in hybrid versions of three recently-redesigned compact models—the CLA, CLA Shooting Brake, and GLA—but none of them are slated for the United States. In keeping with the automaker’s naming scheme, the plug-in hybrids...

California hybrid sales surged in 2019, as plug-in hybrids tumbled and EV growth slowedCalifornia hybrid sales surged in 2019, as plug-in hybrids tumbled and EV growth slowed

Bengt Halvorson

With most numbers for vehicle sales in 2019 now tallied, it appears to have been the year in which hybrids got a second wind, electric vehicle growth stumbled, and plug-in hybrids started to fall out of...

2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid gets 40 mpg city, price tag to rival RAV4 Hybrid2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid gets 40 mpg city, price tag to rival RAV4 Hybrid

Bengt Halvorson

Honda has revealed fuel economy ratings and U.S. pricing information for the 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, which starts arriving at dealerships March 1. The CR-V’s arrival cements an entirely new segment for mileage-conscious buyers who aren’t...

Study: Toyota has the longest-lasting hybridsStudy: Toyota has the longest-lasting hybrids

Bengt Halvorson

Toyota hybrids already have a reputation for lasting a long time without the kind of serious mechanical issues that might retire them from the road. A study released Wednesday helps confirm that. Based on mathematically modeled...

Snow set: The best plug-in hybrids and EVs for winter drivingSnow set: The best plug-in hybrids and EVs for winter driving

Bengt Halvorson

Plug-in vehicles make up a much larger portion of the market in California than in the rest of the nation. And yet many EVs and plug-in hybrids are able enough to take on serious winter driving...

Fuel-tank issue for 2019-2020 RAV4 Hybrid: Toyota still investigatingFuel-tank issue for 2019-2020 RAV4 Hybrid: Toyota still investigating

Bengt Halvorson

Toyota continues to investigate an issue that can prevent drivers of its top-selling U.S. hybrid, the 2019-2020 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, from filling their tank up completely. The issue, which was first reported by Automotive News back...

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2021 Kia Sorento: Hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions potentially on the way2021 Kia Sorento: Hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions potentially on the way

Why the CR-V Hybrid plays a critical role in Honda’s electrified plansWhy the CR-V Hybrid plays a critical role in Honda’s electrified plans

2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid debuts: 50 mpg or more promised from new compact sedan2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid debuts: 50 mpg or more promised from new compact sedan

First drive review: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid teases an EV experience with no charge portFirst drive review: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid teases an EV experience with no charge port

Plug-in hybrid versions of Mercedes-Benz compact cars and SUVs introduced, but not US-boundPlug-in hybrid versions of Mercedes-Benz compact cars and SUVs introduced, but not US-bound

California hybrid sales surged in 2019, as plug-in hybrids tumbled and EV growth slowedCalifornia hybrid sales surged in 2019, as plug-in hybrids tumbled and EV growth slowed

2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid gets 40 mpg city, price tag to rival RAV4 Hybrid2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid gets 40 mpg city, price tag to rival RAV4 Hybrid

Study: Toyota has the longest-lasting hybridsStudy: Toyota has the longest-lasting hybrids

Snow set: The best plug-in hybrids and EVs for winter drivingSnow set: The best plug-in hybrids and EVs for winter driving

Fuel-tank issue for 2019-2020 RAV4 Hybrid: Toyota still investigatingFuel-tank issue for 2019-2020 RAV4 Hybrid: Toyota still investigating

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