hybrids News Updates

Volvo Car on Sept. 17 unveiled a broad revamp that includes reshaping its manufacturing network around five plants dedicated to its namesake brand and two shared with partners. 

Initially seen as a steppingstone to battery-only vehicles, plug-in hybrids are more popular as drivers demand more electric power to help offset surging fuel prices. 

Hyundai aims to challenge Toyota in the hot U.S. hybrid market and defend against low-cost Chinese rivals in the rest of the world. 

Honda earlier this year canceled a trio of battery-electric models earmarked for the U.S. Honda plans to introduce 15 new hybrids by March 2030.

Soaring demand for hybrid cars is putting them on pace to surpass annual EV sales in the state for the first time since 2020.

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While fully electric cars and trucks made up 10% of all auto sales in the U.S. in the third quarter, another 15% of transactions were for hybrid vehicles, and analysts expect hybrid sales to continue accelerating. 

More than eight out of 10 consumers who put down a $100 reservation on a Scout have selected plug-in hybrid versions over EVs.

Factories in West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and Missouri will see 252 new jobs as a result of the initiative, the world’s biggest carmaker said in a statement. 

Hybrid-electric trucks offer a middle ground at lower cost and with less range anxiety than fully electric models.