Plug-in Hybrid News Articles
Mercedes Again Teases its Compact ‘EQ’ Brand Electric Hatch
The Mercedes Concept EQ A debuts next week. Although most of the excitement from Mercedes at Frankfurt Motor Show will involve AMG’s Project One hypercar, the Concept EQ A will be more attainable by general consumers. Little is still known about the Concept EQ A, but it will preview the German automaker’s entry-level electric offering […]BMW i8 Following i3 with More Power and Battery Range
The BMW i8 will be following planned changes to the i3 in the next year, with more horsepower and longer battery range. While details are yet to be officially released, BMW sources reportedly say the new i8 will be getting a more powerful electric motor than its current 129 horsepower unit. Combined with the 1.5 […]Sweden Opens ‘Electric Road’ For Big Rig Trucks
Large semi-trucks employing conductive technology can cruise along in the right lane of a 1.2-mile stretch of the E16 highway outside the city of Gävle, close to the Baltic Sea in central Sweden, using electric power. Called the eHighway, when the big rigs exit the test area they automatically revert to their diesel plug-in hybrid […]2014 Mitsubishi Owner’s Day To Feature EVs And PHEVs
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. will host its biggest annual celebration for thousands of loyal Mitsubishi Motors brand enthusiasts at the 2014 Mitsubishi Owner’s Day (MOD), including EV and PHEV presence. The event will be held at the company’s North American headquarters located at 6400 Katella Avenue in Cypress, California 90630. The festivities kick off […]Toyota Plans for Plug-in Production in 2012
Toyota plans to begin commercial production of plug-in hybrids in 2012, producing between 20,000 and 30,000 units in the first year, according to Nikkei, the Japanese business daily. Toyota hopes to sell its plug-in hybrid for about $48,000. According to Nikkei, Toyota’s plug-ins will run 12 to 18 miles on battery power alone at full […]Michigan Powers Job Creation with Electric Car Battery Production
Hybrid and electric cars offer a range of benefits, including reduced emissions and enhanced energy security. But new jobs are the most immediate payout from government support of advanced auto technologies and lithium batteries. Michigan will add thousands of new jobs as it ramps up to manufacture as many as 400,000 battery packs a year […]VW Trademarks the ‘I.D. Freeler’ and ‘I.D. Cruiser’ Names
The I.D. family is set to expand and it looks like Volkswagen is coming closer to finding names for the new members. According to new trademark filings registered with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), VW is interested saving the names I.D. Freeler and I.D. Cruiser. We’ve long known that VW has plans to introduce […]Volvo XC90 Gets Four-Cylinder Plug-In Power, Enhanced Safety
Volvo finally pulled the sheets off its new three-row XC90 SUV yesterday, and the initial details are pretty interesting. First, Volvo maintained a much more square-edged silhouette compared to the sweeping shapes adopted by its rivals. The front grille uses the company’s updated grille, which now incorporates the updated Volvo badge. The headlights also have […]Stimulus Bill Provides Little Help to Today’s Car Buyers
The economic stimulus package provides tax credits for 25-mph-max neighborhood electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid cars that won’t be on the market for at least two years—but today’s hybrids get nothing. The $787 billion economic stimulus package signed into law today by President Obama may well be “an investment in the future,” but it contains […]