It seems like you can't swing a dead battery without hitting a mild hybrid vehicle (MHEV) these days. The premise is appealing – get moderate gains in fuel efficiency and performance, provide more ...

A lithium-ion battery technology and transportation safety expert has revealed why hybrid fires shouldn’t be overlooked by drivers and first responders. A transportation risk mitigation expert has ...

All four are great options; it just depends on your current (or future) circumstances. Let’s discuss. Now, unlike our parents, our children are growing up with a whole lot more to choose from. There ...

A breakthrough mild hybrid powertrain that can get you moving on electric power alone, and a secret Audi seems oddly reluctant to share. What do these two things have in common? They’re one and the ...

If you pay any attention to modern vehicles, odds are you're well-acquainted with the term "hybrid." For those unfamiliar with the word in this context, hybrid vehicles are those that use both an ...

In the automobile space, there seems to be a growing interest in hybrids. Given some of the infrastructure problems, costs, and range issues with battery electric vehicles (BEVs), most major ...

Joe is a classically trained journalist who’s been writing about the auto industry and car culture for 40 years, steering the editorial direction of prominent Canadian magazines such as World of ...

This Suzuki hybrid may look familiar, but there’s more going on beneath the surface. Its mild hybrid system includes an unusual ability that rarely gets explained in the showroom. Combined with light ...

Toyota has slammed other carmakers, accusing them of misleading customers by calling mild-hybrid vehicles “hybrids.” The Japanese automaker says that many new cars which are equipped with 48-volt mild ...

A growing number of new cars fitted with 48-volt mild-hybrid systems has reached showrooms in recent years, but Toyota argues that calling these vehicles “hybrids” is a misnomer. Sean Hanley, the ...