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Toyota's Hybrids Dominated Last Year

Toyota's hybrids crushed it last year. While the company has been slow to launch compelling electric cars, its hybrid dominance continues to expand. Sales of hybrid models grew 21.1% across the globe last year, according to the company's year-end sales report.

InsideEVs · Jan 31, 2025

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Resets What You Know About EVs On A Track

Since the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N electric hot hatch debuted a year ago, all I’ve heard is praise. Fellow car reviewers told me it ripped, slamming down its 600-plus horsepower with all-wheel-drive and a bunch of fake engine noises. They didn’t care that it had no gas; it had the…

InsideEVs · Jan 31, 2025

RIP: These Cars Won't Make It to 2026

Automakers discontinue vehicles all the time, be it due to slow sales, old age, or plans to replace them with entirely new models. For 2025, more than 30 cars met their maker. Even though we’re just over halfway through the new year, nearly 30 cars are already on the chopping…

Motor1 · Jan 31, 2025

Tesla Model 3 vs BYD Seal: Which electric family car is best?

Here’s how the Tesla Model 3 stacks up again its latest electric rival, the BYD Seal

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025

Car tax set to rise sharply for certain vehicles – are you impacted?

Owners of zero-emissions cars are being brought into the vehicle excise duty regime for the first time, among other changes

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025

Base Fiat Grande Panda: No Center Screen, Just Plastic

If you don't like center screens perched onto a car's dashboard, we may have found something that's even worse. The new Grande Panda is available without a touchscreen, which some people past a certain age will find admirable in today's screen-obsessed car industry. But a problem immediately becomes noticeable. Yes,…

Motor1 · Jan 31, 2025

Va-va-voom! Renault’s crazy new EV is an electric Batmobile

New Renault Filante Record 2025 is a record-hunting laboratory on wheels

T3 · Jan 31, 2025

The 2025 Nissan Murano Is a Big Step Up: Review

If you caught a glimpse of this SUV in a crowded parking lot, would you be able to tell it's a Nissan Murano? Hell, would you be able to recognize it as a Nissan at all? For a company so otherwise, um, preoccupied with its current corporate situation, Nissan still…

Motor1 · Jan 30, 2025

Mini Cooper E vs Renault 5 E-Tech: Which retro EV hatchback is best?

They both have retro charm, a range of almost 200 miles, and are filled with the latest tech. But which hatchback EV is best for you?

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025

2026 Acura RSX: Everything We Know

Acura's lineup of electric vehicles will grow by one with the launch of the new RSX. The company announced the new RSX EV earlier this month, which will take the shape of a crossover coupe inspired by the Acura Performance concept, which debuted last year in Monterey.

Motor1 · Jan 30, 2025