The 2025 Toyota Prius PHEV pairs a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine with dual electric motors to produce 220 hp, sending power to the front wheels through an eCVT. A 13.6 kWh battery delivers up to 44 ...

What happens when you mix sky-high fuel prices with a rollback of EV incentives? A boom in hybrid sales, as it turns out. A year after Congress officially ended America’s electric vehicle subsidies, ...

Residents in northeast Los Angeles say they are fed up after a string of catalytic converter and vehicle thefts that have left some victims paying thousands of dollars out of pocket. In the Mount ...

A Los Angeles neighborhood is on high alert after a brazen catalytic converter theft is caught on camera in Mount Washington.

A three-month long investigation into an alleged catalytic converter theft ring in Southern California led to the discovery of about $4.3 million worth of the auto parts after detectives served search ...

Roughly 2,400 stolen catalytic converters were recovered and five people were arrested Thursday during a series of raids across Los Angeles and Orange counties targeting a local theft ring, according ...

A catalytic converter is designed to last a long time, but it is not immune to premature failure. The important distinction is that there is no manufacturer rule saying these cars’ converters ...

What’s New for 2026? The 2026 Prius PHEV introduces a new Nightshade Edition (above and below) based on the XSE trim. It adds black 19-inch wheels, black exterior badging, unique faux-leather ...

A law goes into effect Oct. 6 in Ohio that establishes new requirements for individual purchasers of catalytic converters and increases criminal penalties for stealing and trafficking stolen ...

HIGHS Streamlined looks, handles well and makes good power, highly efficient. LOWS Sleek roofline cuts into rear-seat headroom, digital gauges are hard to see, engine moans and groans when pushed.

Toyota has given the 2027 Prius light-touch updates that suggest someone inside the building understands the current Prius already did the hard part. When Toyota revealed the then-new 2023 Prius, the ...

There are only two bits of bad news to report about the 2027 Prius. The first is that the PHEV is still limited to front-wheel drive, but that’s something we don’t expect will change until the next ...