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Engines, batteries and regenerative brakes: How todays automobiles are powered

InsideEVs recently broke the news about the best selling plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) in the U.S. in 2022 so far. Surprisingly, the company selling the most PHEVs in the U.S. is Stellantis.

 

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg received high marks for his responses to questions from Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Many of them criticized President Joe Biden and his administration rather than discussing the implementation of the infrastruc...

GM unveiled Monday evening the Chevrolet Blazer EV, an all-electric SUV with up to 320 miles of range and a starting price of $48,000 that CEO and Chairman Mary Barra hopes will supercharge her bid to surpass Tesla in U.S. EV sales by 2025.  The Chevrolet Blazer EV, which will go on sale in 2023 […]

Polls show that 2022 Toyota RAV4 Prime owners would still charge their car, even if it was more expensive that filling up with gas.

The 1970s launched an environmental reckoning across the U.S. Spurred by rising public concern, corporations and national leaders pledged to protect resources, and created new laws and agencies to lead that effort. Amid these discussions, a group of researchers at MIT tackled a far-reaching question: How long can humanity keep growing and consuming at its current rate?

I am on vacation on the island of Kauai, visiting my auntie and uncle in Lihue. They both just retired from long careers as teachers here and are looking for their first plug-in vehicle. They want an SUV or crossover with a higher seating position with at least enough ground clearance to handle a rutted dirt road leading to a hike or beach somewhere on the island. They might be like any other car shopper looking for their first plug-in vehicle, so I decided to help them out with a little researc...

The Leaf was Nissan's all-electric answer to the Toyota Prius, but this pioneering EV has never been a big seller and is now being phased out.

A 1972 report warned that unchecked consumption could crater the world economy by 2100. Fifty years and much debate later, can humanity innovate quickly enough to avoid that fate?