Electric cars and hybrid cars are both pretty easy to understand on their own. Electric cars are powered by electricity and get plugged-in to recharge. Hybrid cars use two or more power sources. But ...

The German Fraunhofer Institute says plug-in hybrid vehicles - which as seen as a steppingstone to EVs -.are far less economical than motorists are being led to believe.

Pollution regulators had high hopes for plug-in hybrid cars. There's just one problem: many owners don't plug them in. Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW saved billions of dollars in emissions ...

Plug-in hybrid cars are often touted as fuel-efficient, but a new study obtained by SWR reveals that these vehicles consume ...

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles use three times as much fuel on the road than their manufacturers claim, a study by the Fraunhofer Institute has uncovered.

You can get the efficiency of electric driving with the peace of mind of a gas backup making the plug-in hybrid a good compromise. Despite the growing popularity of traditional electric vehicles, not ...

A climate-focused report out of Europe throws serious shade at plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) cars, pointing out that they emit nearly as much carbon dioxide emissions as combustion engine-powered ...

Plug-in hybrids are one of the more unsung types of automobiles on the road today. A lot of people may not know how a PHEV differs from a regular hybrid, but in basic terms, plug-in hybrids are ...