Hyundai’s electrified vehicles selection of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles will expand to ten choices for the 2022 model year. That’s up from six for 2020-2021. The list includes several newly electrified models including conventional hybrid and plug-in hybrid…
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, which long has seemed downright antagonistic to the idea of electrified vehicles, looks to be turning a corner with word that an electric Ram pickup is in the planning stages. (A 3-min., 30-sec. read) It’s unclear whether…
With Redesign and Hybrid-Only Strategy, Sienna Moves Into Top Tier Toyota wants you to look at its designed 2021 Sienna and see more sporty SUV than staid old minivan. That goal probably isn’t attainable. It is difficult to camouflage a…
GMC’s beefy 2022 Hummer EV – an electric pickup with major off-roading capabilities – got its first public showing Tuesday, along with word that it will debut as a $112,595 special edition. The thousand-horsepower, crab-walking Hummer EV Edition 1 is…
PHEV Coming Late 2021 (Updated to add correct Santa Fe Hybrid trim levels.) The Santa Fe been around for two decades, but the 2021 model year marks the first time Hyundai will be offering a hybrid version of its popular…
A Solid Competitor in the Hybrid CUV Space Ford’s 2020 Escape Hybrid represents a big leap forward for the Escape crossover lineup, which has done well for Ford since its introduction 20 years ago. The new Escape is a complete…
Toyota is adding a fifth RAV4 Hybrid trim level for the 2021 model year: The XLE Premium. [A 1-min. read.] The new hybrid trim starts at $33,675 and slots between the $30,970 XLE and the XSE sporty trim, which starts…
President Donald Trump announced during the presidential candidates’ debate last week that he’s a big fan of EVs. It’s not nice to kick at someone when he’s down – as this is being written Trump is in Walter Reed Hospital…
Company Cancels ‘Nikola World’ Expo, Though, Citing Covid-19 Restrictions Embattled fuel-cell and battery-electric truck developer Nikola Corp. is on track to meet its corporate goals despite the plunge in its stock vale and resignation of its founder after he was…
[A 3-min. read.] Where Does All That Lithium Go? EV critics and skeptics often use all those lithium batteries as a reason for abandoning EVs. What happens when all those batteries die and start piling up is the often-asked question.…