Toyota's reticence to publish PHEV plug-in data has always been odd, and served to fuel the cynicism about PHEVs....which given Toyota's all-eggs-in-one-basket approach to hybrids was dangerous. Click ...

The XC90 has been around since 2002, with the plug-in version arriving as the T8 Recharge in 2016. For 2025, the plug-in is known as the XC90 T8 and its most obvious change is a new front-end design.

Some plug-in hybrids rarely get plugged in, making them very inefficient. Toyota used science to find a way to get around that. Plug-in hybrid vehicles sometimes don’t get plugged in. Toyota says it ...

Many plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are rarely plugged in, as shown by a handful of studies. As a result, their combustion engines burn more fuel and emit more harmful gases. A controversial proposal from ...

The largest real-world study yet, accounting for nearly a million plug-in hybrid vehicles, shows that PEVs use far more gasoline than previously claimed. The study comes just as Europe is about to ...

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 ...

Q. You mentioned in your column about your plug-in hybrid that you have a 240V charger as well as the 120V charger that came with the car. Which 240V charger do you have, and how much did your ...