Hybrid/Plug-in Hybrid

The announcement of Nissan ’s latest financial results this week came with some pretty sad news including the shuttering of three global assembly plants within the next two years, the elimination of shifts in the U.S., as well as job and salary cuts down the line. The company also officially …

Since the discontinuation of the NSX sports car, and before that the RLX sedan MDX Sport Hybrid SUV, Acura has been one of the rare car companies not to offer a single hybrid model. It’s banking instead on the all-new ZDX and other fully electric vehicles to come, such as …

Following Hyundai, Volkswagen and Nissan , which earlier this week said they would make up for the abrupt suspension of the Canadian government’s Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) program, Ford and General Motors have decided to do the same. The two are introducing a manufacturer incentive for eligible vehicles sold …

One of the most anticipated new vehicles of the year has finally been introduced. A very popular pick among Canadian drivers, the Subaru Crosstrek gains a hybrid variant for the 2026 model year and we’ll see it in dealerships this fall. Unlike the discontinued Crosstrek PHEV, the non-plug-in Crosstrek Hybrid …

Transport Canada’s Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) Program, which was supposed to be suspended on March 31, 2025 or when funds have been fully committed, has now officially paused. In an email sent to the auto industry and seen by The Car Guide , the federal government confirms no money …

The Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) program introduced by Transport Canada in the spring of 2019 has been a huge success so far, but it’s coming to an end soon. In a press release on Friday, the Canadian government announced that the iZEV program will “pause on March 31, 2025, …

The 2025 Subaru Forester is completely new. Well, almost. For one thing, the rugged Wilderness model is carried over from 2024. The big news will be the upcoming addition of a hybrid powertrain, as we’ve reported about a few times. Subaru has now confirmed on its U.S. website that the …

While Hyundai seems to be moving away from conventional plug-in hybrids (the new Santa Fe is no longer available as a PHEV, remember) and turning to EVs with range extenders in the future, that’s not what its sister company Kia is doing. In fact, better PHEVs are on the way.

Fully electric SUVs are nice, but they’re not what every driver needs. For a lot of people, a plug-in hybrid SUV makes more sense. There’s a large-capacity battery that enables dozens of kilometres of pure electric driving and a good old combustion engine to eliminate range anxiety on long trips …

Stellantis’ debuts at the 2024 Los Angeles Auto Show this week were nothing more than special editions of the Fiat 500e and Chrysler Pacifica . However, two future electrified vehicles were also confirmed by some of the automaker’s top execs. First, Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa told journalists on hand that …