As history goes, the first-ever automobile was built in 1769 and was steam-powered. However, the modern vehicle that we’ve come to know was developed by Karl Benz more than a century later in 1885.

Hybrid cars use complex powertrain systems to achieve higher driving range than gas vehicle equivalents. Here's how those systems work.

Is a hybrid or plug-in hybrid Ford Bronco on the horizon? We break down the reports, engineering clues, and Ford’s electrification strategy. It’s important to make a clear distinction between the ...

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 ...

Each powertrain has valuable features that can benefit families. But which is best? It depends. Here's what I'd recommend.

The federal EV tax credit has vanished, yet many US drivers still eschew gas-powered cars. We polled our readers to determine ...

Automakers are putting the brakes on ambitious all-electric vehicle expansion plans of recent past, increasingly pursuing multiple powertrain technologies for cutting emissions across their global ...

My first serious research into electric cars started in the early 2000s, when I had an environmental science teacher who proudly drove a Prius. He loved debating about the pros and cons of electric ...

Ford says it is "following the customer" in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never ...

Our reader works from home and wants to know if it’s advisable to leave an electric vehicle plugged in all the time - Coldsnowstorm/E+ I’m considering buying my first electric car, or possibly a ...

Today, electric and hybrid vehicles are commonplace, but in the 1960s and 1970s they were considered artifacts from the early days of the motorcar, long since having been supplanted by gasoline and ...