Germans Pull Plug On Selling PHEVs In Europe Due To WLTP

Some need more range to stay eligible for subsidies. Europe’s second-best selling plug-in hybrid (PHEV) is the Volkswagen Passat GTE. Or, at least, it was. According to Automotive News, the automaker stopped selling it and the number four-ranked Golf GTE due to the advent of new emissions regulations known as the Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test […]

Charging cord for 2019 Volvo XC60 T8 plug-in hybrid may start fire, will be recalled

A certain charging cord included in a small number of 2019 Volvo XC60 crossover SUVs may overheat and shock owners, or start a fire, the automaker said this month. Volvo announced a recall for 35 Volvo XC60 T8 crossover SUVs earlier this month to repla…