News By Topic: Vehicles and the Environment: Hybrids

Ascend Elements Begins Construction of Apex 1 in Southwestern Kentucky

Oct 21, 2022

Ascend Elements began construction of its largest electric vehicle battery recycling and engineered materials manufacturing facility with a ceremonial groundbreaking today. ... Continue reading

MotorTrend Names Hyundai IONIQ 5 Its 2023 SUV of the Year

Oct 21, 2022

IONIQ 5 outpaced a competitive field of 45 all-new or significantly redesigned SUVs The all-electric SUV excelled in key criteria: safety, efficiency, value, advancement in design, engineering excellence and performance of intended function MotorTrend judges praised the "smartly packaged crossover" for its "great range ... Continue reading

BMW Follows The Others Building Electric Car Plant In America

Oct 19, 2022

BMW’s Next Generation Electric Vehicles. $1 Billion New Investment in Plant Spartanburg to Prepare for the Production of Battery Electric Vehicles in the U.S. At Least Six Fully-Electric BMW Models to be Built in the U.S. by 2030. ... Continue reading

Future Of Electrified Vehicles Report

Oct 19, 2022

IDTechEx Reports on Five Key Technology Trends for Tomorrow's Electric CarThe automotive sector is the largest transport sector, with some 80-90 million cars sold each year globally. Indeed, a global fleet of approximately 1.1 billion cars in use makes the greatest contributions to road emissions, leading the sector to ... Continue reading

HOT C.A.R. Topics October 19, 2022

Oct 19, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) remained a prominent item in the news this week as we began to see early indicators of an acceleration in electric vehicle investments here in the U.S. We saw other headlines in the EV space concerning raw materials for EV batteries as many automakers continue to explore ways to secure ... Continue reading

2022 Lexus NX350h - Review by Thom Cannell +VIDEO

Oct 18, 2022

With emphasis shifting to electric vehicles, you’d think Toyota and Lexus had done little for the environment. Nothing could be further from the truth. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up October 9-15, 2022

Oct 16, 2022

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

Keeping-up With Relevant Energy News Releases

Oct 14, 2022

A catch-up of the week's most newsworthy energy industry press releases from PR Newswire. With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything. ... Continue reading

2022 Toyota Venza Limited – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Oct 14, 2022

For the first time in seven years, Toyota is once again offering the Venza SUV. ... Continue reading

Automotive Industry Hot Topics with Center for Automotive Research President and CEO, Alan Amici

Oct 13, 2022

On a bi-weekly basis, Center for Automotive Research (CAR) welcomes our audience to decompress with our President and CEO, Alan Amici, as he covers and shares his thoughts on the latest Hot Topics happening in the automotive industry. While the biweekly newsletter primarily covers three topics, this feature story previ ... Continue reading

BIG DEAL: Toyota Offers Made In Brazil Flex-fuel "Better Than Electric" Corolla Altis, India's 1st Hybrid with flex-fuel engine 250-300 MPG of Gasoline

Oct 13, 2022

The sedan, imported from Toyota Brazil, is powered by flex fuel technology, which allows the engine to run on fuel blended with a higher percentage of ethanol, reducing the consumption of gasoline, along with a hybrid powertrain. ... Continue reading

KIA AMERICA ANNOUNCES 2023 NIRO PLUG-IN HYBRID PRICING

Oct 10, 2022

Kia has announced pricing for the all-new second generation 2023 Niro Plug-in Hybrid, starting at $33,740. Trim Levels/Pricing – MSRP: (excludes $1,295 destination) Niro Plug-in Hybrid EX $33,740 Niro Plug-in Hybrid SX Touring $39,490 With increased dimensions all around, the 2023 Niro Plug-in Hybrid aims to offer mo ... Continue reading

FCA Reports Third-quarter 2022 US Sales

Oct 4, 2022

FCA US LLC had sales of 385,665 vehicles in this year’s third quarter. ... Continue reading

Peugeot Electrifies Europe - Coming To America?

Oct 4, 2022

PEUGEOT will have the widest electric offer in Europe available in 2023 • ALLURE: All PEUGEOTs will be available with electrified powertrains from 2023! • ALLURE: PEUGEOT offers the widest range of electric mobility solutions in Europe, • EXCELLENCE: New hybrid engine for the PEUGEOT 3008 and 5008, • EXCELLENCE ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Reports Record September and Q3 2022 Retail Sales

Oct 3, 2022

Hyundai Motor America Reports Record September and Q3 2022 Retail Sales October 3 2022 Q3 Total Sales Increased 3%; Hyundai Sets New All-Time Q3 Retail Sales Record September Total Sales up 11%; Best September Retail Sales Best-Ever Q3 Total and Retail Sales for Elantra HEV, IONIQ 5, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe PHEV and Tucso ... Continue reading