Peter earned a Bachelor of Archeology and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and has since joined his love of driving and riding with storytelling. His voice is full of southern ...

My first serious research into electric cars started in the early 2000s, when I had an environmental science teacher who proudly drove a Prius. He loved debating about the pros and cons of electric ...

Electric car with gas engine: how does it work? See how it compares against Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid, Kia Niro Hybrid, and ...

In hybrid vehicles, a high-voltage battery serves as the primary power source for the electric motor. These components and the electronics that govern them work with the car's internal combustion ...

Hybrid cars, trucks and SUVs have become ubiquitous. Thanks to technological innovations, some hybrids can easily travel over 600 miles on a single tank of gas. Hybrids typically have higher starting ...

Traditional ICE (internal combustion engine) cars keep the 12-volt battery topped up with an alternator. When the gas engine is running, a belt turns the alternator, which generates DC power to ...

A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, or PHEV, only delivers its low-emission advantage when it spends a large share of its ...