Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid lease deal is the best now on any PHEV

2019 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In HybridThe Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) is being discontinued, but Hyundai is offering a good lease deal on any of the sedans still left on dealership lots. Hyundai cut the monthly lease payment on the plug-in hybrid model by $60 a month, and the amount due at signing by $400, according to Cars Direct. At $229 a month (for 36 months) with $2,599...

First Lexus electric car: Battery covered by 10-year, 600,000+ mile warranty

2020 Lexus UX 300eThe first Lexus electric car will get the most generous battery warranty coverage of any EV so far when it arrives in Europe by early next year. The Lexus UX 300e—an all-electric version of the UX crossover—will get a 10-year, 1,000,000 kilometer (600,000-mile) battery warranty, the automaker confirmed in a press release. The warranty...

Mobile fast-charging: A must-have for electric truck and bus fleets?

Lightning Mobile charging system in Ford van Fully electric delivery trucks, cargo vans, shuttle vehicles, and transit and school buses are all due to become increasingly common as fleets go green and diesels are retired. That’s where a recent surge of interest in mobile-charging solutions comes in. As a backup plan for the times when charge points and infrastructure won’t quite...

Leaf-based Nissan e-NV200 XL electric van is bigger, still not US-bound

Nissan e-NV200 XL VoltiaThe Nissan Leaf propulsion system in a compact-car van platform has proven an appealing combination for Europe. Nissan has produced 42,000 of the electric vans, and it sold 10,000 in Europe in 2019 alone. Now a new version, dubbed e-NV200 XL Voltia, is launching in Europe but, like the standard e-NV200, it's unlikely to reach the United States...