Innovative cars that run in part on electricity have been around for more than 100 years, but hybrid cars didn’t become a mass-market phenomenon until 2000, when Toyota released the Prius. Now, ...

) is a type of hybrid car that combines a traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) with an electric motor and a large rechargeable battery. The unique feature of a PHEV is its ability to be ...

The 2026 RAV4 features Toyota’s new sixth-generation plug-in hybrid powertrain. It delivers 324 horsepower —a 22-hp boost ...

The 330e plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) builds upon the already impressive 3 Series, blending athletic handling, an ...

I've had my finger on the pulse of all things automotive for the last 16 years: test-driving hundreds of cars, EVs, plug-in hybrids and following the news and trends in the auto industry. One trend ...

The CX-90 is a three-row midsized SUV that replaces the CX-9 in Mazda’s lineup. It’s available with both gas-only and plug-in ...

Plug-in Hybrids (PHEV) serve as the ideal stop-gap between ICE and EVs in an ideal scenario, but they are still not the most popular option. This boils down to personal preference, but one of the ...

It's true that Subaru's lineup was hybrid-free in 2024, but that allowed the company to finish development on the new hybrid powertrain for the also-new 2025 Subaru Forester. And it's a good thing, ...

In a world where even the Toyota Tacoma has gone modern, Nissan‘s Frontier pickup is novel for its simplicity. Some folks still like that, including us here at The Drive; we published a review of the ...