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.

As the automotive industry shifts toward electrification, mild hybrid electric vehicles (MHEVs) have emerged as a cost-effective middle ground between traditional combustion engines and full hybrids.

Innovative cars that run in part on electricity have been around for more than 100 years, but hybrid cars didn’t become a mass-market phenomenon until 2000, when Toyota released the Prius. Now, ...

Innovation is a cornerstone of the automotive industry. Things in this business are constantly changing, and usually improving. Modern cars and trucks are so much more efficient, comfortable, and ...

Hybrid vehicles have only become mainstream choices in the last few years, giving most people the impression that they are fairly recent inventions. The truth is quite the contrary, as the first ...

A range-extended electric vehicle pairs an electric motor with a gasoline engine/generator, which recharges the battery as you drive. An REEV powertrain differs from other hybrid setups because the ...

Hybrid cars, trucks and SUVs have become ubiquitous. Thanks to technological innovations, some hybrids can easily travel over 600 miles on a single tank of gas. Hybrids typically have higher starting ...

For those of us who spend a lot of time on the road, particularly using highways and major arteries, you might have noticed an increase in hybrid semi-trucks of late. Many shipping and logistics ...