Looks like Ford’s 2020 Escape PHEV will wear the fuel efficiency crown in the small-but-growing plug-in hybrid crossover/SUV segment. (NOTE: Ford has delayed production of the U.S.-spec Escape PHEV until spring 2021.) Ford says the EPA has rated the newest…
Until recently, this article wouldn’t have been possible due to the dearth of used plug in vehicles. There wouldn’t have been much to write about. But the used PEV market has grown substantially in recent years, thanks in large part…
(Originally posed 6/4/20; updated 7/15/20) Toyota’s plug-in hybrid SUV, the 2021 RAV4 Prime, will start at $39,220, slightly exceed the company’s initial all-electric range estimate of 39 miles, and hit dealer showrooms this summer. The EPA is estimating 42 miles…
Electric truck developer Bollinger Motors designed its pickup and SUV with a number of novel features including a nose-to-tail pass-through and a “frunkgate” that opens the front of the vehicles just like a tailgate opens the rear. Now the five-year-old…
Hyundai has announced pricing for the 2020 Sonata Hybrid, due to hit showrooms in June. The redesigned five-seat sporty gas-electric sedan will be offered in three trim levels, starting with the ultra-efficient Sonata Hybrid Blue, EPA rated at 50 mpg…
The upcoming GMC Hummer EV will have a lot of features; one it apparently won’t have is a fixed roof. General Motors has released teaser art showing a brilliant starlit sky as seen through the open roof and around the…
(Originally posted 5/18/20, updated 8/5/20) Pushing hard to reach its goal of an electrified version in every model line and a “25 percent hybrids” sales mix by 2025, Toyota unveiled two new 2021 hybrid models Monday: The Sienna minivan and…
If a variety of tech-centered startups get their way, the EV you buy someday may share its skateboard platform with half a dozen competitors. The skateboard platform, developed by General Motors almost two decades ago for the 2002 Hy-Wire fuel-cell…
Automakers around the globe have shuttered factories and delayed product introductions as they try to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, but a top General Motors executive said the promised slate of GM’s EVs remains on schedule. Earlier this year, the…
(Updated 5/21/20 to include Hyundai’s base pricing for each trim.) Hyundai redesigned the Sonata for 2020 and introduced the standard gas-only models late last year. Now it’s time for the 2020 Sonata Hybrid, which keeps the segment-leading upscale interior appointments…