Matt saunders

PHEV, MHEV, Super Hybrid, REx, REEV, DM-i, EM-i… the list of brand-specific names for various hybrid powertrains goes on. Manufacturers can call their cars whatever they like, of course, but the preva

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FIREFLY IS AN OFFSHOOT OF Chinese outfit Nio, due here in 26. You’ll be saying Honda E, as it’s electric and rear-drive and bears visual similarity if you cover the triple lights. Down the road it’s s

Just 30 years ago, diesel cars were a bit rubbish. They were loud, clattery, vibrating, smelly and usually appallingly slow. But politicians thought they were the bee’s knees, because they were margin

AT FIRST GLANCE, the idea of a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid seems as logical as Mr Spock: zero-emissions motoring around town, and the efficiency of, well, a diesel car on longer drives. Why, then,

MILEAGE 5235 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To find out why newcomer Jaecoo is one of the UK’s fastest-growing brands Regrets, I’ve had a few… and now there’s a new one to add to the list: opting for the four-w