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Audi’s Hybrid Hits 62 Miles Without Gas And Charges Faster Than Your Laptop
Customers can also opt for a performance variant that produces 362 hp (270 kW / 367 PS) and 369 lb-ft (500 Nm) of torque. Thanks to the extra oomph, the dash to 62 mph (100 km/h) drops to 5.1 seconds ...

The Mercedes-AMG E53 Plug-In Hybrid: We Expected More
The Mercedes-AMG E53 is quick, comfortable and quiet. It's easily the best E-Class variant, but where’s the lunacy, AMG?

General Motors eyes upbeat Q2, plans plug-in hybrid for 2027
General Motors’ ( NYSE: GM) shares are getting a lift on Wednesday and pushed through resistance at the 200-day moving average as plans for a plug-in-hybrid, increased U.S. investments, and an upbeat ...

A quarter of car buyers expect next car to be an EV
Nearly a quarter of buyers (22%) expect their next car purchase to be an EV. That’s the headline finding of the latest Motors Consumer Insight Panel, ...

New Audi A5 e-hybrid quattro review - is the plug-in hybrid coming of age?
Audi’s e-hybrid plug-in hybrid powertrain fills a crucial gap in the A5 range, offering fuel and tax efficiency that will appeal to many.

The Mercedes-AMG C63 S Is A Plug-In Hybrid With An EV Range Of 1 Mile (Yes, One)
The new Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E Performance didn’t exactly enjoy a rosy reception. After all, replacing a V8 muscle car in business attire with a four-cylinder plug-in hybrid was bound to ruffle some ...

2025 Porsche Panamera 4S E-Hybrid Review: The Price of Progress
Porsche Panamera 4S E-Hybrid is a story of opposites.The golden body is hardly subtle but the plug-in hybrid powertrain sure is, especially with the improvements to range this year.It’s a practical ...

UK electric car sales jumped by over 25 per cent in May
Overall, the car market returned to growth in May, up by 1.6 per cent and the best May for car sales since 2021. However, SMMT says that the fleet and business sector was responsible for the bulk of ...

Toyota & Lexus new cars for 2025 revealed including rugged RAV4 update, hybrid Aygo and sharp-looking ES saloon
IF you want to catch a lot of fish, set out many fishing rods,” a wise man in the motor industry once said. Toyota is definitely following that advice. So any potential customer swimming into a ...

New car sales still fairly flat in May
New car registrations improved by less than 2% in May 2025, although it was a mix of growing fleet business and falling consumer sales, with the overall market still struggling along well below ...

2025 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Review: A Prime Example Of Going Electric Gently
Toyota's Prius made hybrids mainstream, and the latest-generation showed they could look good, too. But is spending extra for a PHEV worth it?

The Future Of Plug-In Hybrids: Barely Using Any Gas At All
Lynk & Co’s 835 horsepower PHEV has three motors, can go up to 174 miles on a single charge and DC fast charge quicker than some EVs.

Volvo Car Sales Fell 12% in May
STOCKHOLM--Volvo Car said global sales fell 12% on year in May. The Swedish automaker, which is majority-owned by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, sold 59,822 cars in May, down from 68,034 in the ...