Strong hybrids rev up to fly past EVs in green race as car sales make a pit stop

Strong hybrids rev up to fly past EVs in green race as car sales make a pit stop

Sales of strong hybrid vehicles are growing in high double digits, sharply outpacing a sluggish Indian auto market where demand for both fossil-fuel and electric vehicles have slowed this year. To be sure, the growth in strong hybrid vehicle sales is on a small base but the shift in market dynamics underscores growing consumer appetite … Read more

The 2025 Ford Maverick Shows That Hybrid Pickup Trucks Are Going Mainstream

The 2025 Ford Maverick Shows That Hybrid Pickup Trucks Are Going Mainstream

Ford created a surprise smash hit when it introduced the Maverick in 2021. This compact pickup, built on architecture shared with the Escape and Bronco Sport crossover SUVs, offered truck capability in a fuel-efficient, sensibly sized package. Now, Ford has introduced updates for the 2025 model year that make the Maverick even more appealing. First … Read more

Here Comes the Flood of Plug-In Hybrids

Here Comes the Flood of Plug-In Hybrids

Last week, the Biden administration made it official: American cars are really going electric. The US Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule, long in the works, that will require automakers selling in the United States to dramatically boost the number of battery-powered vehicles sold this decade, putting a serious dent in the country’s carbon emissions … Read more

Maruti Suzuki: Maruti to broaden portfolio as hybrids outsell EVs: Shashank Srivastava

Maruti Suzuki: Maruti to broaden portfolio as hybrids outsell EVs: Shashank Srivastava

Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, says: “We could expect the month to end around the 375,000 mark for the industry, that should be about 11% growth over last year. March being the last month of the financial year, we are expecting industry sales to be about 42,35,000 or … Read more