Chevrolet’s Volt wasn’t the original, or even the first Volt from GM. Electric Auto Corporation receives that distinction for their car built in 1980, at the height of America’s second gas crisis. It built the Silver Volt, a plug-in hybrid based on a c…
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The 2018 Honda Clarity real-world review: enough to challenge the Chevrolet Volt?
I’ve owned two Chevrolet Volts, an early 2011 model and, currently, a second-generation 2017 version. I have loved them both. They’re sleek, sprightly, and have enough electric range to cover most driving. For longer trips, the gas engine k…
2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV UK pricing announced
The new 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is now available to UK customers from £34,255 OTR including £2,500 Plug-In Car Grant. The range at launch consists of three trim levels; Juro, 4h and 4hs. The new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has been designed to mee…
BMW i8 Roadster priced from £124,735 in the UK
The BMW i8 has been a technological pioneer and the world’s best-selling plug-in hybrid sports car since it arrived in 2014. Now in 2018 it is joined by a new model that adds further allure to the arena of sustainable driving pleasure. The al…
2018 Kia Niro PHEV gas mileage review: outrunning expectations
Competition improves the breed. And that’s exactly what the Kia Niro brings to hybrids like the Toyota Prius and Prius Prime. Compared with the Prius, the Niro is taller and roomier. Likely to its benefit, it looks like a small crossover SUV, tho…
2018 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid price drops by $1,350
The 2018 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid may cost car shoppers less, the company announced last week. The price drop on base models will save buyers $1,350 on 2018 models, which should help the car attract more customers. It comes in the same two trim le…
Hyundai Lowers Price On New 2018 Sonata Plug-In Hybrid
The refreshed 2018 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid adopts the same distinctive design of the recently released Sonata gasoline and Hybrid models while delivering 28 miles of all-electric range, feature enhancements and a lower starting price. The startin…
Volvo’s electrification push expanding to every corner of the market
When it launches its 2019 Volvo S60 T8 Polestar Engineered next year, the Swedish automaker will nearly complete a startling turn toward electrification in less than a decade that began with a small-volume wagon in 2011 and will soon incorporate a full…
2019 Volvo S60 Plug-in Hybrid Priced At $54,400
Volvo Cars today revealed the new S60 luxury sedan at the company’s first American manufacturing plant outside Charleston, South Carolina. The new South Carolina plant is officially inaugurated today. The combined car launch and factory opening reinfor…
2018 Kia Niro hybrid nets top Safety Pick+ award, when properly equipped
Tick all the right boxes and the 2018 Kia Niro earns a Top Safety Pick+ award from the IIHS, the crash-testing agency said last week. To get to the highest-rated Niro, buyers need to opt for LED headlights and automatic emergency braking, features that…
