Mitsubishi revealed many details on its PHEV version of its new Outlander SUV during this week’s edition of the New York auto show. The new Outlander PHEV blends, according to Mitsubishi, the best of the company’s EV technology (i-MiEV), sure-footed Super All-Wheel Control (derived from the esteemed S-AWC system found in the legendary Mitsubishi Lancer

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Yesterday Infiniti debuted its new 2014 QX60 Hybrid on the floor of the New York International Auto Show at Manhattan’s Jacob Javits Center. The QX60 identifies within Infiniti’s new begins-with-a “Q” naming convention the SUV currently known as the JX35. The new hybrid is projected by Infiniti to realize 26 miles per gallon fuel economy

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Nissan’s iconic SUV, the Pathfinder, will now be available in hybrid form. Nissan celebrated today the debut of the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid at a press conference at the New York International Auto Show. This launch happened the same day its competitor from Toyota, the Highlander hybrid, was revealed in 3rd generation guise. The Pathfinder

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Toyota revealed the third-generation of its Highlander mid-size SUV today at the 2013 New York Auto Show. The new Highlander will be launched as a 2014 model year vehicle. Toyota said an all-new exterior design conveys both refinement and strength, complementing a new interior that will raise the bar in the mid-size SUV segment.  With

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It is now official, the hybrid coming from Subaru will be the XV Crosstrek Hybrid. Subaru of America, Inc. announced yesterday, the brand’s first-ever production hybrid vehicle, the Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid, will debut at the 2013 New York International Auto Show at the Jacob K. Javits Center. Based on the XV Crosstrek crossover introduced

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Hyundai’s ix35 Fuel Cell CUV has been selected for the second consecutive year by the European Commission-backed Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) to demonstrate the real-world benefits of hydrogen fuel cell technology. Considered by Hyundai as the world’s first production fuel cell electric vehicle, the ix35 Fuel Cell will be made available

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A new Toyota Highlander is on its way. Toyota announced March 13 that the next generation of its Highlander mid-size SUV will make its world debut at the 2013 New York Auto Show. Toyota said it will stage the world debut of this third generation Highlander during a press conference to be held on Wednesday,

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Infiniti announced today that a new gasoline electric hybrid model will join the 2014 Infiniti QX60 crossover lineup in the United States this summer. Infiniti will hold the vehicle’s world debut at the upcoming New York International Auto Show held at the end of March. With the addition of the new QX60 Hybrid to the

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Hyundai became today the first manufacturer to begin assembly-line production of zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered vehicles when a white Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle rolled off the assembly line at the company’s Ulsan manufacturing facility. The ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle is based on Hyundai’s popular ix35, C-segment SUV, known in North America as the Tucson. “With the

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Chrysler is reviving the Cherokee name within the Jeep U.S. lineup. The name is instantly recognizable as a very capable and versatile mid-size SUV. Powered by an old in-line six cylinder engine, the Cherokee was typical of the ‘80s and ‘90s SUV, with fuel economy ranking low in the list of priorities. For 2014, Jeep

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