Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it has developed a plug-in hybrid vehicle for public road tests in Japan and plans tests for the U.S. and Europe. Plug-in hybrids, whose batteries can be recharged ...

GM may have the flashy Chevy Volt concept, but it seems Ford has taken the first step to test plug-in hybrids in the wild. Ford has teamed with electric utility California Edison to test its new ...

Mercedes has made provisions for the time when the purchase of a plug-in hybrid will no longer be generously subsidised by tax. In other words, for a time when this drive system will have to assert ...

Plug-in hybrids have been a lifeline for the company car driver in recent years as benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax rates soared and the availability of suitable battery electric cars failed to keep pace.

BMW’s electrified 3 Series is the perfect bridge for those afraid to make the jump to a full EV. BMW may be putting its marketing and engineering muscle behind all electric-powered models like its new ...

Plug-in hybrids don’t get much respect, and frankly, that reputation is partly earned. Too many early plug-in hybrid electric vehicles had electric ranges that barely justified the engineering ...

We reported a while ago that Toyota was developing a plug-in version of its popular Prius hybrid, but we weren’t sure when we’d finally see it on the road. Well, the waiting is over. Today, Toyota ...

We’ve always had a soft spot for the Toyota Prius at Consumer Reports. This hybrid model has never been flashy or sporty, but for the past two decades each generation came with two promises: Practical ...