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Infiniti makes electric the design essence for its fourth decadeInfiniti makes electric the design essence for its fourth decade

Bengt Halvorson

Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury brand, is on the verge of its 30th birthday and already in the midst of what sounds like serious midlife crisis territory. For one, it’s giving up on Western Europe and Australia, among...

Infiniti bets its future on electric cars–and hybrid tech it hasn’t yet namedInfiniti bets its future on electric cars–and hybrid tech it hasn’t yet named

Bengt Halvorson

Transmissions will soon be history at Infiniti. Electric motors will exclusively power the drive wheels of future models, and all or nearly all versions will have all-wheel drive. Yet charge ports won’t be all that common,...

Turbos are going electric—and becoming part of hybrid powertrainsTurbos are going electric—and becoming part of hybrid powertrains

Byron Hurd

Turbocharging has made its way from a niche performance upgrade and diesel-engine enabler to a mainstream power-booster aimed at making small, fuel-efficient engines drive like larger ones. What’s next? As it turns out, the answer is...

Honda rebrands its hybrids globally, with US plan still TBAHonda rebrands its hybrids globally, with US plan still TBA

Byron Hurd

Honda is going to re-brand its alternative powertrain vehicles under the new global e:Technology nomenclature in a bid to consolidate its various electrified two- and four-wheel vehicles under a single umbrella, the automaker announced last Thursday....

Audi A6 plug-in hybrid detailed, won't come to the USAudi A6 plug-in hybrid detailed, won't come to the US

Byron Hurd

Audi’s electrification onslaught has officially begun. Between the launch of the all-electric e-tron crossover and the introduction of the flagship A8 and volume-chasing Q5 in plug-in form, we’re seeing a side of Audi that was just...

Toyota Yaris Hybrid revealed: Will the Prius C return?Toyota Yaris Hybrid revealed: Will the Prius C return?

Byron Hurd

Toyota’s subcompact Prius C was never a sales rock star, and as it was surpassed in efficiency by its larger siblings, Toyota put its baby hybrid out to pasture after the 2019 model year. While this...

Volvo is paying plug-in hybrid drivers for all the electricity they useVolvo is paying plug-in hybrid drivers for all the electricity they use

Bengt Halvorson

As Volvo sees it, plug-in hybrids are the path toward achieving one of its high-aiming carbon-reduction goals—making fully electric cars half of its sales by 2025. To do so, the automaker plans to nudge its portion...

Bosch uses pyrotechnics to boost battery safetyBosch uses pyrotechnics to boost battery safety

Byron Hurd

The controlled explosion has been a staple of automotive safety for decades, but the supplier Bosch has found a new way to apply the fundamental technology behind airbag deployment to protect EV and hybrid drivers (and...

Toyota boosts warranty on plug-in hybrid, hybrid, and fuel-cell vehiclesToyota boosts warranty on plug-in hybrid, hybrid, and fuel-cell vehicles

Byron Hurd

Toyota announced last week that it will extend its battery warranty on all 2020 model year (and newer) hybrid, plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles to 10 years or 150,000 miles. Through 2019, Toyota covered the first 8...

2021 Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid confirmed for LA auto show debut2021 Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid confirmed for LA auto show debut

Bengt Halvorson

Toyota has made official a possibility that has been recently suggested by execs as a next step, and all but been confirmed by spy shots: that it will make a plug-in hybrid version of the RAV4...

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Infiniti makes electric the design essence for its fourth decadeInfiniti makes electric the design essence for its fourth decade

Infiniti bets its future on electric cars–and hybrid tech it hasn’t yet namedInfiniti bets its future on electric cars–and hybrid tech it hasn’t yet named

Turbos are going electric—and becoming part of hybrid powertrainsTurbos are going electric—and becoming part of hybrid powertrains

Honda rebrands its hybrids globally, with US plan still TBAHonda rebrands its hybrids globally, with US plan still TBA

Audi A6 plug-in hybrid detailed, won't come to the USAudi A6 plug-in hybrid detailed, won't come to the US

Toyota Yaris Hybrid revealed: Will the Prius C return?Toyota Yaris Hybrid revealed: Will the Prius C return?

Volvo is paying plug-in hybrid drivers for all the electricity they useVolvo is paying plug-in hybrid drivers for all the electricity they use

Bosch uses pyrotechnics to boost battery safetyBosch uses pyrotechnics to boost battery safety

Toyota boosts warranty on plug-in hybrid, hybrid, and fuel-cell vehiclesToyota boosts warranty on plug-in hybrid, hybrid, and fuel-cell vehicles

2021 Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid confirmed for LA auto show debut2021 Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid confirmed for LA auto show debut

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