Category: Electric & Hybrids
ECOCar3: ASU’s Chevrolet Camaro Plug-In Hybrid Project Car
The students and faculty at Arizona State University this week unveiled their 2016 Chevrolet Camaro project car for EcoCar3, a competition promoted by General Motors, the Department of Energy and Argonne National Labo...
Test Drive: 2026 Subaru Trailseeker
https://youtu.be/ObynWoDPWY0 The second EV to show up in the Subaru showroom is the all-new 2026 Trailseeker, representing the top tier for not only the brand's EV models but the largest model they offer. Based ...
First Look: 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e
As if BMW wasn't already in cutting edge limelight, they enter the newly minted plug-in hybrid SUV fray with their 2016 X5 xDrive40e. The 2016 X5 xDrive40e plug-in hybrid combines a 240 horsepower 2.0-liter turboch...
First Look: 2023 Subaru Solterra
Joining the EV crossover SUV class this year for the first time is the all-new 2023 Subaru Solterra. The brand's entry into this newly-minted class of EV's comes by way of corporate family member Toyota who will m...
2025 Ram 1500 REV: My Take
Looking quite a bit less spectacular than the Ram 1500 Revolution EV Concept Truck shown at the Consumer Electronics Show just a few months ago, the actual production 2025 Ram 1500 REV was unveiled at New York. ...
First Look: 2016 Toyota Prius
If you’ve been anxiously awaiting the all-new 2016 Toyota Prius, your day has come. This week Toyota revealed it at a special event up in Las Vegas. The all-new Prius comes on the heels of nearly 20 years of being ...
Under The Hood: 2019-2024 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
The 2024 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid features the brand’s venerable Hybrid Synergy Drive system which is well proven. It starts with a 176 horsepower 2.5-liter Atkinson cycle gasoline engine with D4-S fuel-injection which ...
2023 Mercedes-AMG EQE: Test Drive
Every once in a while I get to test a car that reaffirms why I got into this business in the first place. The 2023 Mercedes-AMG EQE sedan with 677 horsepower of electric power, every performance tweak known to man...
Test Drive: 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
Volkswagen entered the hybrid sedan realm with the Jetta in 2013, surprising many who had typecast the brand as the clean diesel car company. Now with other hybrids and an electric vehicle on the way, Volkswagen is fa...
First Drive: 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid
When Toyota redesigned the Camry for 2018, they gave it more room, bolder styling and far better driving dynamics just to name a few of its improvements over the old. In the case of the Camry Hybrid, increased fuel ec...
