Porsche Macan Coupe a No-Go, PHEV Still Possible
20 Sep 2014, 06:36 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / The 2015 Porsche Macan just went on sale this summer, and while Porsche still has some big plans for its little crossover, a new coupe version won’t be a part of them. What will though is a fo...
Mitsubishi Outlander GX3h 4Work Transforms from Plug-In CUV into Commercial Van
20 Sep 2014, 00:32 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Mitsubishi has to launch its Outlander PHEV crossover in the U.S., but this advanced crossover recently added an interesting new model for U.K. customers. Introduced at the CENEX 2014 Low Carbon Veh...
Polestar Tunes the Volvo V60 D6 Plug-In Hybrid
14 Aug 2014, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The bold crew over at Polestar would probably tune a moose if they had one. In this respect, the Volvo go-fast division’s latest efforts sees this injecting a bit of extra power into the... V6...
VW of America Wants to Make its EVs, Plug-Ins Even Cleaner
6 Aug 2014, 21:17 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Taking slightly different approaches, Audi and Volkswagen are preparing to launch plug-in vehicles in the U.S., and both automakers are looking to make their clean cars even cleaner. Announced at th...
Cadillac ELR Sales Double In July
4 Aug 2014, 21:27 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / The Cadillac ELR was never intended to set sales records, but slow sales in the car’s short lifespan have led to a massive pileup vehicle inventory for dealers. Things might be looking up for ...
A3 e-tron: First Audi Plug-in Hybrid Now Available at 105 Dealerships in Germany
31 Jul 2014, 12:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After what seems like a year of working up an appetite, customers in Germany are finally going to be allowed a taste of Audi's first-ever plug-in hybrid mass production vehicle. The automaker a...
Chrysler Developing Three-Row Crossover
25 Jul 2014, 04:20 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Despite the fact that the market for big, three-row crossovers continues to grow, it's rather surprising that Chrysler, as an automaker, has never had a vehicle to fill this role. While it&rsqu...
2015 Porsche Cayenne Breaks Cover with New Look, Powertrains · Photo Gallery
24 Jul 2014, 04:42 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Now that the launch of the 2015 Macan is out of the way, Porsche can focus its attention on its top-selling model, the Cayenne. Only four years into the current lifecycle, the 2015 Porsche Cayenne i...
All-New Skoda Superb Coming in 2016 with Plug-in Hybrid Version
16 Jul 2014, 08:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Most Skodas are bought with the head, not the heart. However, due to its huge sedan body, the clean design and excellent bang-to-buck ratio, the flagship Superb model is a car many people get really...
Audi Planning Full Range of Plug-In Hybrids
7 Jul 2014, 16:40 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / BMW may have gotten a head start in the luxury plug-in market with the launch of its advanced i3 battery-powered hatchback this year, but its rivals aren’t too far behind. Mercedes-Benz is pla...
Volkswagen Testing Golf SportWagon Plug-in Hybrid (GTE Variant) Near San Francisco Airport
18 Jun 2014, 10:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Here's something unusual: a Golf GTE plug-in hybrid being driven in America, where the model not even available. But that's not even the half of it. The car spotted by VW Vortex forum memb...
Plug-in Variant Possible For Mercedes-Benz M-Class W166 Facelift
4 Jun 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Rumors surrounding the new engine choices to be found in the upcoming Mercedes-Benz M-Class W166 facelift have started to heat up in recent days, with more reports saying that a plug-in hybrid varia...
2016 Mercedes-Benz C 350 Plug-in Hybrid Specs Revealed
21 May 2014, 19:26 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Believe it or not, but it seems that someone who is in charge of marketing and PR at Mercedes-Benz might have been instructed to add a small easter egg inside the freakishly-long C-Class T-Modell S2...
Bentley SUV First Spyshots, Hiding as Audi Q7 Mule
21 May 2014, 08:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It was early in the morning when the Audi Q7 test vehicle in the adjacent images crossed paths with our spy photographers. The German engineers are known to be currently testing the second-generatio...
Is this a Porsche 911 Hybrid-revealing Patent Drawing?
19 May 2014, 17:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The piece of news about Porsche’s future super-hybrids is still fresh in our memories and we may have come across a piece of evidence supporting the idea that Porsche is currently working to h...
Volkswagen Polo GTE: Plug-in Hybrid Hot Hatch Could Launch in 2015
8 May 2014, 18:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As the 2014 Polo, we have gathered additional information about the future lineup of supermini Volkswagens. The German automaker will introduce a natural gas powered Polo at the end of the year, fol...
Mercedes-Benz C 350 Plug-in Hybrid Completely Uncovered
6 May 2014, 18:28 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Some of the spy-photographers that collaborate with us first spotted a camouflaged Mercedes-Benz C-Class Plug-in Hybrid almost a month ago, but since then we also managed to catch a glimpse of a mod...
Mercedes-Benz Has Smarter Hybrid Drive Systems
17 Apr 2014, 12:38 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Normally, pretty much every hybrid car out there could be tagged as having an intelligent hybrid drive system, as they all need micro-processors to calculate a number of extra equations compared to ...
Mercedes-Benz S 500 Plug-in Hybrid Reaches Showrooms in July
14 Apr 2014, 09:53 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Launched back at the 2013 edition of the Frankfurt Motor Show, the hyper-frugal Mercedes-Benz S 500 Plug-in Hybrid is nearing closer and closer to the date when it finally reaches showrooms, and it ...
2015 C-Class Plug-in Hybrid Spied For The First Time
10 Apr 2014, 10:08 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Expected to offer the best fuel economy in the entire C-Class W205 lineup, the upcoming Mercedes-Benz C-Class Plug-in Hybrid was recently confirmed to be unveiled later this year, with out best bet ...