Analysis · Toyota
Gas Hit $4 and Hybrids Boomed — Mostly Where the Gas Option Disappeared
October's hybrid records look like buyers fleeing $4 gas. Honda's numbers say otherwise: where shoppers could still choose, the gas versions grew faster.
Topic
Hybrids
Analysis · Industry
GM Wants to Be a Tech Stock. Its Real Bet Is on Hybrids
GM is pitching itself to Nasdaq as a technology company. The same day, it put $1.25 billion into hybrids at Lansing. Only one of those tells you where it's headed.
Analysis · Safety
Every Land Cruiser Hybrid Toyota Sold Is Recalled, and Owners Saw It Coming
The fix for 105,794 Land Cruisers is a clamp. The worrying part is that owners reported the failure in January and NHTSA's defect office shaped the recall.
Analysis · Pricing
Lexus and Kia Didn't Raise Prices. They Removed the Cheap Seats
Both brands sold their 2027 changes as electrification. The real story is that the cheapest version of each car is gone, a price increase by subtraction.
Analysis · Pricing
Gas Is Up 41% in a Year. Fast Charging Is Up 3%. The EV Math Just Shifted
Tesla's Supercharger hike made headlines, but gas rose 41% while fast charging rose 2.7%. For efficient EVs, even the public charger now beats the pump per mile.
News · Two Years On
Ford EV and Hybrid Sales Two Years On: The EV Surge Reversed, Hybrids Kept Going
Ford's EV sales rose 61% in Q2 2024. In Q2 2026 they fell 41% to 9,746, the F-150 Lightning was gone, and the Maverick Hybrid set a record.
News · Two Years On
Kia Seltos Two Years On: Small Price Bumps, Then a $1,300 Jump for 2027
In June 2024 the 2025 Seltos rose by $100 to $1,000. Two price lists later, the redesigned 2027 model starts $1,300 above the cheapest 2026 car.
News · Two Years On
Novitec Ferrari 296 GTS Two Years On: Ferrari's Own 296 Speciale A Now Makes More
In 2024 Novitec took the Ferrari 296 GTS from 830 to 868 cv. In 2025 Ferrari launched the 296 Speciale A with 880 cv from the factory.
News · Two Years On
Porsche 911 Hybrid Two Years On: The GTS Was the First Step, the Turbo S Came Next
The 2025 911 Carrera GTS was the first hybrid 911, with 532 hp. In September 2025 Porsche put the same idea into the 911 Turbo S, with 701 hp.
News · Two Years On
Audi RS4 Avant Edition 25 Years, Two Years On: The Last Pure-Combustion RS4
Audi's 250-car RS4 anniversary wagon of 2024 made 470 PS from a V6. Its successor, the 2026 RS5 Avant, is a 639-PS plug-in hybrid.
News · Two Years On
Toyota Camry Two Years On: Going Hybrid-Only Did Not Cost It Buyers
Toyota dropped the gas-only and V6 Camry for 2025 and still cut the starting price. In 2025 U.S. sales rose 2%, and the 2026 model costs about $300 more.
Analysis · Two Years On
Hybrids Over EVs, Two Years Later: The Middle Ground Became the Main Road
In early 2024 we wrote that buyers were picking hybrids over EVs. In 2026 the EV share has fallen to about 6% while hybrid sales keep growing.