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Volvo and Geely merging development for engines, still needed in hybridsVolvo and Geely merging development for engines, still needed in hybrids

Byron Hurd

Volvo will offload its development of internal combustion engines to a new joint project with parent company Geely, the two companies announced Monday, allowing Volvo’s in-house propulsion engineers to concentrate exclusively on electric powertrains. While Volvo...

First drive review: 2020 Audi Q5 plug-in hybrid casts market superstar as supporting character First drive review: 2020 Audi Q5 plug-in hybrid casts market superstar as supporting character

Bengt Halvorson

Audi sells more Q5 crossovers in the U.S. than any of its other models. And so it follows that Audi expects the upcoming Q5 2.0 TFSI 55 e quattro, as it’s badged for Europe—or just the...

2020 Honda Fit Hybrid with two-motor system likely for Japan and Europe, not the US2020 Honda Fit Hybrid with two-motor system likely for Japan and Europe, not the US

Bengt Halvorson

Honda has revealed that it’s planning to install its two-motor hybrid system in the upcoming fourth-generation version of its Fit small hatchback, which will be first shown at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show later this month. ...

Mitsubishi Mi-Tech PHEV concept teases 4-motor layout, downsized powertrainMitsubishi Mi-Tech PHEV concept teases 4-motor layout, downsized powertrain

Byron Hurd

Mitsubishi will show a 4-motor PHEV concept at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, highlighting new electrification tech and unconventional gasoline power in a new downsized SUV package. The automaker describes the Mi-Tech as “An...

Washington state is charging hybrid owners $75 to incentivize electric carsWashington state is charging hybrid owners $75 to incentivize electric cars

Byron Hurd

Washington state is shifting some of the financial burden of EV subsidies onto hybrid owners, a local report says, effectively punishing shoppers for purchasing fuel-efficient vehicles. Starting in October, hybrid drivers will be on the hook...

Maserati outlines upcoming EVs and hybrids, underscores Italian productionMaserati outlines upcoming EVs and hybrids, underscores Italian production

Byron Hurd

Maserati announced a major electrification push Thursday, laying out a road map that will start with a hybrid electric Ghibli in 2020. The Ghibli sedan will be the first in a new range of electrified Maseratis,...

Report: Toyota using Tesla-style Panasonic cells in Chinese PHEVsReport: Toyota using Tesla-style Panasonic cells in Chinese PHEVs

Bengt Halvorson

Toyota has reportedly started using Panasonic cylindrical lithium-ion cells in two of its new plug-in hybrid models for the China market. The swap was originally reported last week by Nikkei Asian Review, with detail that Toyota...

Review: The 2020 Ford Escape SE Sport Hybrid makes perfect sense—for nowReview: The 2020 Ford Escape SE Sport Hybrid makes perfect sense—for now

Martin Padgett

My co-driver is lost in text messages as we buzz the Kentucky hills outside Louisville in the 2020 Ford Escape SE Sport Hybrid. Somehow I’ve lulled him into complacency, or maybe it’s the full-size truck rolling...

Confirmed: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid arriving for US in early 2020, will top 40 MPGConfirmed: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid arriving for US in early 2020, will top 40 MPG

Bengt Halvorson

Honda is at last revealing the first electrified SUV for its U.S. lineup, and it’s a hybrid version of the brand’s best-selling model in the U.S., the CR-V. The automaker has announced that this higher-mileage 2020...

Sun sets on Chevy Malibu Hybrid sedan for 2020, model discontinuedSun sets on Chevy Malibu Hybrid sedan for 2020, model discontinued

Aaron Cole

Slow sales and a shrinking market for sedans have effectively shelved the Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid sedan—the last model from General Motors to use hybrid-system components from the much-loved Chevy Volt. GM spokesman Kevin Kelly confirmed to...

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Volvo and Geely merging development for engines, still needed in hybridsVolvo and Geely merging development for engines, still needed in hybrids

First drive review: 2020 Audi Q5 plug-in hybrid casts market superstar as supporting character First drive review: 2020 Audi Q5 plug-in hybrid casts market superstar as supporting character

2020 Honda Fit Hybrid with two-motor system likely for Japan and Europe, not the US2020 Honda Fit Hybrid with two-motor system likely for Japan and Europe, not the US

Mitsubishi Mi-Tech PHEV concept teases 4-motor layout, downsized powertrainMitsubishi Mi-Tech PHEV concept teases 4-motor layout, downsized powertrain

Washington state is charging hybrid owners $75 to incentivize electric carsWashington state is charging hybrid owners $75 to incentivize electric cars

Maserati outlines upcoming EVs and hybrids, underscores Italian productionMaserati outlines upcoming EVs and hybrids, underscores Italian production

Report: Toyota using Tesla-style Panasonic cells in Chinese PHEVsReport: Toyota using Tesla-style Panasonic cells in Chinese PHEVs

Review: The 2020 Ford Escape SE Sport Hybrid makes perfect sense—for nowReview: The 2020 Ford Escape SE Sport Hybrid makes perfect sense—for now

Confirmed: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid arriving for US in early 2020, will top 40 MPGConfirmed: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid arriving for US in early 2020, will top 40 MPG

Sun sets on Chevy Malibu Hybrid sedan for 2020, model discontinuedSun sets on Chevy Malibu Hybrid sedan for 2020, model discontinued

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