Could Jeep reinvent planetary hybrid tech for 4WD adventures?

Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe autonomous prototypes testing in Moab, UtahStellantis may be looking to adapt planetary gear hybrid systems—like the one currently used in the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in hybrid minivan—to more rugged vehicles, a patent filing indicates. The Pacifica Hybrid uses a planetary power-split system to juggle its 3.6-liter V-6 and a pair of electric motors, which can both be used...

2026 Nissan Leaf details: Affordable EV will face 2026 Chevy Bolt EV

Refreshed U.S. Nissan lineupNext-generation Nissan Leaf will launch first in U.S. and Canada, be fully revealed this year Rogue Hybrid and Rogue PHEV are on the way over the next two model years A broader range of U.S.-made Nissan and Infiniti EVs starts to arrive in 2028 Affordable EVs? Widely available hybrids? A plug-in hybrid? As it emerges from financial upheaval...