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2019 Honda Insight prototype debuts in Detroit; 50 mpg or better projected2019 Honda Insight prototype debuts in Detroit; 50 mpg or better projected

John Voelcker

At the 2018 Detroit auto show, the Honda Insight Prototype was unveiled Monday to preview a production sedan due later this year. Any new hybrid car from one of the pioneers of hybrid-electric vehicles is notable,...

2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid debuts with more evocative style, promise of improved efficiency2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid debuts with more evocative style, promise of improved efficiency

Andrew Ganz

The 2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid that debuted Monday at the 2018 Detroit auto show goes where no full-size sedan has gone before. Well, except for last year’s Avalon Hybrid, anyway. For 2019, the Avalon rides on...

Workhorse expands $1,000 preorders for plug-in hybrid pickup from fleets to public for $1,000Workhorse expands $1,000 preorders for plug-in hybrid pickup from fleets to public for $1,000

Mark Stevenson

After $300 million in claimed fleet preorders for its plug-in hybrid pickup truck, Workhorse will open its order books for everyone to claim a spot in the production schedule. The Workhorse W-15 will be the first...

Electric cars will fail, but we'll build them anyway, say global auto execs: KPMGElectric cars will fail, but we'll build them anyway, say global auto execs: KPMG

Mark Stevenson

Juxtaposed against a growing electric-vehicle market in China and increasingly stringent global carbon-emission limits, a survey by KPMG has revealed a majority of global auto executives believe electric vehicles are a fool’s errand. Those executives believe...

2019 Land Rover Range Rover P400e plug-in hybrid SUV: first drive review2019 Land Rover Range Rover P400e plug-in hybrid SUV: first drive review

Andrew Ganz

No doubt the hoi polloi are prepared for emissions-free vehicle zones, what with their bicycles and their little electric cars. But what is the aristocracy to do when its high-end luxury SUVs are banned from city...

What will your next car be? Take our Twitter pollWhat will your next car be? Take our Twitter poll

John Voelcker

Seven years after the first mass-priced modern electric car was sold in the U.S., more car buyers than ever are at least dimly aware that such vehicles exist. Sales of cars that plug in have risen...

Half of all new cars sold in Norway last year are electric or hybrid, as diesel ebbs fastHalf of all new cars sold in Norway last year are electric or hybrid, as diesel ebbs fast

John Voelcker

Norway was one of the earliest nations to set a coherent and broad-based national plan to cut its carbon emissions, and then stick to it. For road transport, it plans to phase out sales of cars...

China extended tax breaks on hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles through 2020China extended tax breaks on hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles through 2020

Mark Stevenson

As China stares down climate change and smog alerts in numerous cities, the central government has extended its tax rebates for hybrid and electric vehicles for another three years. Announced on December 27, the move is...

2018 Mercedes-Benz C350e: plug-in hybrid luxury sedan driven2018 Mercedes-Benz C350e: plug-in hybrid luxury sedan driven

John Voelcker

It’s been two and a half years since we drove the plug-in hybrid version of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan at its San Francisco launch event. It took a while for the car to go on sale...

2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid first drive review (pricing from $28,840)2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid first drive review (pricing from $28,840)

John Voelcker

Some plug-in hybrid models are easily distinguishable from the rest of the cars their maker sells. Others, like the 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid, are all but invisible. It takes a sharp eye to see the...

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2019 Honda Insight prototype debuts in Detroit; 50 mpg or better projected2019 Honda Insight prototype debuts in Detroit; 50 mpg or better projected

2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid debuts with more evocative style, promise of improved efficiency2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid debuts with more evocative style, promise of improved efficiency

Workhorse expands $1,000 preorders for plug-in hybrid pickup from fleets to public for $1,000Workhorse expands $1,000 preorders for plug-in hybrid pickup from fleets to public for $1,000

Electric cars will fail, but we'll build them anyway, say global auto execs: KPMGElectric cars will fail, but we'll build them anyway, say global auto execs: KPMG

2019 Land Rover Range Rover P400e plug-in hybrid SUV: first drive review2019 Land Rover Range Rover P400e plug-in hybrid SUV: first drive review

What will your next car be? Take our Twitter pollWhat will your next car be? Take our Twitter poll

Half of all new cars sold in Norway last year are electric or hybrid, as diesel ebbs fastHalf of all new cars sold in Norway last year are electric or hybrid, as diesel ebbs fast

China extended tax breaks on hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles through 2020China extended tax breaks on hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles through 2020

2018 Mercedes-Benz C350e: plug-in hybrid luxury sedan driven2018 Mercedes-Benz C350e: plug-in hybrid luxury sedan driven

2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid first drive review (pricing from $28,840)2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid first drive review (pricing from $28,840)

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