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Smart: Super Hybrid System continues to show that plug-in hybrids can bridge the gap between conventional petrol vehicles and fully electric cars.
OMODA C7 SHS

Omoda C7 SHS: Big power, tiny thirst

The Omoda C7 SHS, featuring Chery Group's Super Hybrid System, proves that electrified vehicles excel in urban environments. This review explores its driving modes, efficiency,…

  • Sthembiso Lebuso
5 min read
The Geely E5 EM-I
CHINESE CARS

What a comeback: The Geely E5 EM-I proves just how far they’ve come

The PHEV is like a good old-fashioned Manchester United comeback from Geely’s first offerings in South Africa

  • Eyaaz Matwadia
4 min read
The Volvo XC60 T8
MOTORING

The Volvo XC60 delivers confidently

Few SUVs manage to balance performance, comfort, and discretion as convincingly as this one

  • Imraan Buccus
4 min read
Sound or silence? The Haval H6 GT PHEV costs more than its petrol counterpart, but consumers save money in the long run
GWM

The Haval H6 GT: Petrol or PHEV. Which one should you choose?

The PHEV has an electric range of up to 180km and much lower fuel consumption figures, but it is also priced significantly higher

  • Eyaaz Matwadia
6 min read
Power to the people: An Audi e-tron is recharged. The lack of charging infrastructure in South Africa makes owning a hybrid vehicle the best alternative to the internal combustion engine for now.
ELECTRIC CAR

Demystifying EVs, plug-in hybrids and hybrids

The alternatives to internal combustion engines, and what works in South Africa, explained

  • Ntsako Mthethwa
6 min read