Tag: Plug-In
Test Drive: 2022 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid
The Ford Escape has taken on many shapes and design themes since it first arrived in 2001 as a true compact crossover SUV. In its second generation it hatched a hybrid version and since then Ford's compact utility...
Test Drive: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE
For 2021 the hybrid ante is upped with the new Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in crossover, offering the most powerful, efficient and expensive version ever of the brand's popular SUV. In our week-long test drive review th...
Test Drive: 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV
When the 4xe plug-in hybrid version of the Jeep Wrangler was announced, pronounced four-by-eee, there was a good deal of interest and speculation on how far the mpg levels could rise. With the 2.0-liter four cy...
Test Drive: 2017 Toyota Prius Prime
In baking up the new Prius plug-in hybrid, Toyota sought to set it distinctly apart from the Liftback model. Thus the new Toyota Prius Prime not only gets extended driving range but its own charge if style. A few e...
Test Drive: 2014 Ford Fusion Energi Plug-In Hybrid
Styling with the Ford Fusion has been a high point across the entire model line, looking far more a European premium luxury car than a mainstream mid-size car from America. Many opine it looks like an Aston Martin, no...
Reality Check: Ford lowers MPG ratings on 2013-2014 models
Ford owners are getting a reality check this week, in the mail in fact ranging from $150 to over $1000 as good will payments as it lowers fuel economy ratings on several cars. Already having been stung by incorrect...
Motoring Minute: Mitsubishi GC-PHEV Concept
At Chicago, Mitsubishi showed us they still have a design studio with their GC-PHEV Concept plug-in hybrid SUV concept. It’s a futuristic robot fighter ship which demonstrates the brand's future hybrid powertrain s...
Motoring Minute: 2015 Volvo XC90 T8 Twin-Engine
Volvo this week announced the top line trim for their upcoming 2015 XC-90 luxury SUV, the T8. While T8 would have previously meant a V8 engine, the new T8 has what Volvo calls Twin Engine technology. Since the comp...
Lamborghini LB744 Revuelto: 1000+ HP PHEV Supercar!
In a time when massive change in the automotive landscape is coming from every direction, Lamborghini introduces their first plug-in hybrid super-car, the LB744 Revuelto. Packing a 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V1...
IIHS Crash Tests: Electric & Plug-In Hybrid Cars
The IIHS recently tested a collection of the most popular electric and plug-in hybrid cars to see how they stack up in their brutal battery of crash tests including the Tesla Model S, BMW i3, Chevrolet Volt and the To...
