What's the difference between a parallel, series, and plug-in hybrid, and why do you need to know? Everything about the technology and the vehicles for the shopper or the merely curious.

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.

Hybrid technology in cars combines an internal combustion engine with an electric motor to improve fuel efficiency and reduce ...

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 ...

Isaac Atienza is a Filipino motoring journalist who joined TopSpeed.com in 2021. He also owns a Filpino motoring website called Go Flat Out PH and is also a contributor to a local newspaper called 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 ...

A hybrid has two batteries, and the bigger one matters more than most drivers realize. Here's what can happen when it fails, plus signs to watch for.

Surprisingly large numbers of hybrid car owners don't bother to use the electric power that's part of the selling point. Is this a problem?

Hybrid vehicles have become a popular and reliable option for drivers wanting both fuel-efficiency and eco-friendly choices. Combining a traditional engine with an electric motor and battery, hybrids ...

Plug-in hybrid cars have become more popular recently, as automakers have had to come up with a quick way to meet tightening emissions restrictions, all while having to deal with the ever-changing ...

Henry Ford's monopoly on the automobile industry meant that hybrids wouldn't see the light of day for decades.