George has been writing about automotive/motorsport full-time since 2019. In addition to TopSpeed, he has previously contributed to The Guardian, Jalopnik, The Autopian, and Tazio. In recent years, ...

Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) are a great link between traditional gasoline powered automobiles and fully electric ones.

Eliminating both the EV tax credit and the fines carmakers had to pay for not meeting emission standards has made EVs a lot less attractive to build. This is why carmakers are aggressively promoting ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

Sir Alec Issigonis, famed designer of the original Mini once said, “A camel is a racehorse designed by committee.” I just spent a week driving around Los Angeles in a 2024 Toyota Prius Prime, and let ...

The report comes amid growing criticism of PHEVs, which are said to consume five times the petrol manufacturers claim they ...

DRIVESMART: With fuel prices rising, electric vehicles editor Steve Fowler explores whether a plug-in hybrid could be the ...

My electrohead motto is "The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of candles." That's why I think it's wrong to consider hybrid powertrains, especially plug-in hybrids, a ...

As a journalist who covers the auto industry, it's not my job to stick up for companies. Very much the opposite, in some cases. But I do feel some sympathy. They're all barrelling toward an eventual ...

Plug-in vehicles are gaining popularity worldwide, except in North America. The U.S. and Canada not having EV incentive programs slowed sales. Growth shifted abroad: “Rest of world” was up 48%, Europe ...

Volvo is recalling nearly 7,500 plug-in hybrids in the U.S. over a high-voltage battery issue that may cause it to short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire. Owners were advised not to charge their ...

Reliability is a key factor in Consumer Reports' ranking of its top 10 vehicles for 2024, an increasingly important feature as car prices soar. The product testing and research group's latest vehicle ...