Hybrid/Plug-in Hybrid

Don’t look now, but with slowing demand for electric vehicles, BMW might join the list of automakers preparing to launch range-extending EVs—basically plug-in hybrids with no connection between the combustion engine and the wheels. This kind of technology, as you probably remember, used to be available in the late BMW …

Good news for owners of certain 2023 and 2024 Toyota RAV4s : the company will extend its warranty on the rear electric motor's high-voltage cable, as it previously did for 2019-2022 RAV4 Hybrid s. A service campaign to address cable corrosion (by applying a protective seal) and extend the warranty …

Nissan is using this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show (Nov. 21-30) to finally introduce the new Rogue Plug-in Hybrid we’ve been promised for a long while. As expected, however, it’s nothing more than a clone of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV . The vehicle will arrive at dealerships sometime during the …

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government tabled its first Budget on Tuesday, and missing from the long list of measures is the return of an incentive program for zero-emission vehicles ( battery-electric and plug-in hybrid ). The federal incentives, which could reach $5,000, have been suspended indefinitely since January 13, 2025 …

The Jeep Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe are once again under fire for, well, a fire risk. More than 340,000 units are being recalled in North America including some 20,700 in Canada. More specifically, we are talking about the 2021-2025 models in the case of the Wrangler 4xe and …

Sales of the Alfa Romeo Tonale have taken a huge tumble so far in 2025, including a 47% drop in Canada. For the upcoming 2026 model year, the Italian compact crossover is getting a few design tweaks and a new top-line model, but more importantly the plug-in hybrid variant has …

Following a first official look this summer, Jeep today introduced its 2026 Grand Wagoneer , which benefits from numerous changes and one major innovation under the hood. Let’s start by saying that the company is eliminating the standard Wagoneer and bringing back the Jeep badge that had been missing from …

The 2026 Subaru Crosstrek is now on sale in Canada, and we can tell you how much it costs. Unsurprisingly, the all-new e-Boxer Hybrid model is the most expensive you can buy. Let's start at the bottom of the lineup, where the Convenience trim starts at $33,263 including fees. That's …

How things have changed in one year. With the reduction and/or suspension of government subsidies, sales of new zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) in Canada, including fully electric and plug-in hybrid models, dropped to a 9.2% market share in the second quarter of 2025, according to data recently published by S&P Global …

Reports about a Ford Mustang Hybrid have surfaced since 2017. In fact, before the COVID-19 pandemic, we thought we’d see one by 2020 or 2021, but things turned out differently, as you know. Current CEO Jim Farley revived the idea in 2023, and then Ford said in 2024 that it …