Hybrid Vehicles

Government is said to be considering ensuring 2040 ban on internal combustion engine cars covers plug-in hybrids that travel less than 50 miles on a single charge

Chairman Bill Ford says auto giant plans to invest $11bn in bringing 24 plug-in hybrids and 16 fully electric vehicles to market by 2022

But sales of 'alternatively fuelled vehicles', including electric and hybrids, hit record high

Battery electric and hybrid vehicles made up 52 per cent of new car sales in 2017, with even higher figures expected for this year

Japanese automaker Toyota promises 10 new electric cars are in the pipeline, with all models boasting a zero-emission option by 2025

Polestar lures younger drivers with subscription model for car ownership

Toyota's new scrappage scheme will offer chance for drivers to swop old cars for cleaner petrol-electric hybrids

Cenex-led initiative will aim to integrate real-time emissions controls and live air quality data in a bid to tackle urban air pollution

CEO declares the 'end of the solely combustion engine-powered car' as automaker promises all new cars will be fully electric, plug-in hybrid or 'mild hybrid' by 2019

Latest monthly data from motor industry trade body SMMT show new diesel car registrations fell in May as low emission vehicle sales took new record market share