Hybrids are having a moment.Sales of partially battery-powered vehicles, once ridiculed as a "phase" by the likes of Elon Musk, are increasing even as EVs stutter, with hybrid sales growing by 50% in the first two months of the year, while EV sales grew 13% in that time, according to research site Edmunds.The booming popularity of hybrids has benefited companies like Toyota who have hedged their bets on EVs and continued to invest in their hybrid lineups.Other auto companies are following...
Ford customers are embracing electrification as the company set a new monthly record for hybrid sales. EV sales skyrocketed 129% thanks to strong demand for the Mustang Mach-E. ICE-powered crossovers were the big losers as the Bronco Sport, Escape, and Edge all saw big declines. Ford sales slid 2.4% last month to 179,588 units, but the automaker is looking at the silver lining as they sold 17,997 hybrids in April. That’s up 59.5% from a year ago and is a new monthly record. Helping them to...
Hyundai will add production of hybrid models at its Georgia Metaplant scheduled to open later this year, CFO Lee Seung Jo said during a recent earnings call. "We are investing in facilities to produce hybrid cars at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America,” Lee told the Korea Economic Daily and other media on the call, adding that Hyundai
Dealership employees, who are employed outside Ford by dealers, are crucial for the company's sales, performance and customer engagement and satisfaction.
The Mercedes G-wagen EV goes die-cast, with a sustainability twist. Used EVs are selling at lower prices than last year. And the most affordable Lexus gets more fuel-efficient. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2025 Lexus UX 300h has gone hybrid-only, and the most popular AWD version of this model gets a noteworthy gas-mileage boost. The UX 300h
It's a complicated time for the nation's largest EV market. California EV sales increased in the first quarter of 2024, but market share still fell, according to a new quarterly report from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA). The absolute number of EVs sold in California grew from 89,741 in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 90,296 in
BMW has begun building a battery-assembly facility at its San Luis Potosí, Mexico, plant in anticipation of production of its Neue Klasse EVs. In addition to the battery facility, BMW said in a press release that it is also expanding the body shop and making other upgrades to the site, with a total investment of 800 million euros (about
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This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Tesla, the world’s largest EV maker, laid off its entire charging team last week. The timing of this move is absolutely baffling. We desperately need many more EV chargers to come online…
Yes, The Constitution Does Matter A Lot Authored by Rob Natelson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Most of my columns for this newspaper relate to the Constitution. A common reaction among some readers—both in the online “comments” section and in direct correspondence—is that I’m wasting my time because the Constitution doesn’t matter any more. It’s irrelevant. I have spent most of the past 30 years working in constitutional law. I think I know something about the subject. And...