Next-gen batteries may benefit plug-in hybrids as much as EVs

2022 Kia Sorento Plug-In HybridPlug-in hybrids with twice as much range are about to become the hot new thing. You can thank the California government and automakers’ lobbying efforts, in part, for delaying the all-electric transition. In interviews at the 2024 New York auto show, two executives familiar with their brands’ future products independently told Green...

After chiding Ford for US CATL battery plan, GM may be seeking its own

2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV RSGeneral Motors is negotiating a U.S. battery-supply deal with China's CATL, Car News China reports. GM already works closely with CATL, but that relationship is limited to the China market. The deal reportedly being discussed would bring that partnership to North America in the form of a joint battery plant located in either the U.S. or Mexico...

Next pickup for Nissan and Mitsubishi may get PHEV, EV versions

2024 Nissan Frontier Forsberg EditionThe next-generation Nissan Frontier midsize pickup truck may get EV and plug-in hybrid variants, the latter using Mitsubishi tech, Automotive News reports. Nissan and Mitsubishi have been corporate allies since 2016, and the current-generation Nissan Rogue and Mitsubishi Outlander crossovers use a common platform. But the two brands are looking at...