2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV | Talking Cars with Consumer Reports #436
The 2024 Blazer EV is the first Chevrolet vehicle on General Motors’ new Ultium electric platform, which is shared by the Honda Prologue EV and…
Plug-in Hybrids
AI Really, REALLY Wants to Be in Your Next Car | Talking Cars #435
We're at CES in Las Vegas, where much of the hype has been around introducing artificial intelligence into your car's infotainment system. But is AI…
Avoid These Least Reliable Car Brands in 2024
Join CR at to access all of our exclusive vehicle reliability ratings. What are the least reliable car brands? To help you avoid buying a…
Why is EV Reliability So Bad? | Talking Cars with Consumer Reports #433
More info on the 2024 CR Reliability Survey here: Ratings and test results on every car CR purchases and tests: Every year, Consumer Reports surveys…
2023 Toyota Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrid | Talking Cars with Consumer Reports #432
More info on the 2023 Toyota Prius Prime here: Ratings and test results on every car CR purchases and tests: One of Toyota's popular plug-in…
2023 Toyota Prius Prime Early Review | Consumer Reports
The Toyota Prius Prime is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) featuring a larger lithium-ion battery that can be plugged in to recharge and gives drivers short-range…
2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe Early Review | Consumer Reports
For more on the 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe go to: Join CR at to access our comprehensive ratings for items you use every day….
2024 Hyundai Kona Early Review | Consumer Reports
More info on the 2024 Hyundai Kona here: Ratings and test results on every car CR purchases and tests: The redesigned 2024 Kona brings more…
2024 Mazda CX-90 | Talking Cars with Consumer Reports #417
More info on the 2024 Mazda CX-90 Turbo Preferred Plus here: Ratings and test results on every car CR purchases and tests: Mazda is aiming…
2023 Toyota Prius Early Review | Consumer Reports
More of CR's coverage on Hybrids and EVs: The 2023 Toyota Prius XLE AWD we purchased to review has been turning heads at CR's Auto…
2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | Talking Cars with Consumer Reports #400
Become a member at to find out how each vehicle we purchase performs in our tests. Mitsubishi's three-row compact SUV gets a plug-in hybrid version…
Do Transmissions Ever Need to be Serviced?; Inflation Reduction Act and EV/Hybrid Tax Credits
This week we explain how the Inflation Reduction Act has changed the federal EV tax credit for new EV and plug-in hybrids; how miles per…
2022 Lexus NX First Impressions; Tesla Model 3 as a Rental Car | Talking Cars #331
This week we share our first impressions of the 2022 Lexus NX, discuss its available powertrains including a plug-in hybrid, completely redesigned infotainment, and our…