Toyota Prius Plug-in News

Toyota has built itself into the industry's standard-bearer when it comes to hybrids, and it isn't going to let the poster child for gas-electric vehicles get stale on the market.

Californians like their electric vehicles , but a significant minority do wish their cars could go farther without having to be plugged in .

Antony is an automotive obsessive: Whether it drives, sits there looking pretty or intrigues from afar, he'll talk and write about it.

The Toyota model which use the lithium-ion batteries are the Prius Plug-in Hybrid, the RAV4 EV and the European Prius+. The automaker plans to increase production of the lithium ion batteries sixfold and according to Nikkei newspaper, the automaker and its production partner Panasonic aim at building a production line with a capacity of 20,000 ... (more)

As bicycles and vehicles learn to share the road together, one Morristown business is looking to put them to the ultimate test.

Electric vehicles use the same roads, the same bridges and the same infrastructure as the rest of us.

Most Canadians will remember last month for the introduction of the country's new $5 and $10 bills , which arrived just in time for the playoff-hockey betting season.

John is Senior Editor for High Gear Media. In addition to news coverage and new car reviews, John creates and oversees all editorial for High Gear's... More Not all plug-in electric cars rely on battery power alone; some also have gasoline engines as backups, for longer range or more power.

Year-over-year advanced-powertrain sales numbers in the US continued to slow last month as Japanese automakers like Toyota and Honda failed to hit the demand levels seen in 2012.

The troubles of electric-car-maker Fisker Automotive have fueled another round of debate about whether plug-ins can live up to their promises.

April 29, 2013: The countdown has started: motorists wanting to maximise charge-free access to central London have just 64 days to register a low emissions Toyota or Lexus, ahead of new rules coming into force.

Gas-electric hybrids have not taken the world by storm, but they are attracting a growing following among city-dwellers who appreciate hybrids' fuel savings in stop-and-go traffic.