Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

And Kia is adding a hybrid minivan to its lineup. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. With the addition of the 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid minivan, families will have another high-mpg family choice with three. Thousands of hotels will be getting Tesla destination charging.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, has never been a fan of plug-in electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2016

The Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA announced will collaborate to integrate Google’s self-driving technology into all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans ( earlier post ) to expand Google’s existing self-driving test program. —John Krafcik, CEO, Google Self-Driving Car Project.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Nissan Serena e-POWER goes on sale in JapanThe Nissan Serena e-POWER will go on sale in Japan on 1 March, combining the exceptional driving performance of the e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ) with the family-friendly features of the popular Serena minivan. e-Power vehicles do not use grid charging.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 24, 2023

Volvo on Thursday announced its first minivan—in fully electric form—and confirmed the model for China. The Swedish automaker says that the upcoming model, called EM90, is designed to make the most of time spent in the car, “like a Scandinavian living room on the move.”

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Rivian has filed a new patent that describes a dual guide rail sliding door that would be perfect for a minivan. The design is driving speculation that Rivian could be on its way to develop the market’s first electric minivan just after it produced the industry’s first production version of an all-electric pickup truck.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2021

Nissan launched the all-new Note Aura premium compact car in Japan, with sales planned to start in autumn. Coupled with enhanced insulation in the vehicle body, this results in quietness that’s a class above typical compact cars. The engine now operates at a lower RPM and is engaged less often during a typical drive.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 25, 2023

Stellantis is recalling 76,000 Chrysler plug-in hybrid minivans because a short circuit could cause the engine to unexpectedly shut down. The recall covers 67,000 2017-23 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans in the United States and about 9,000 in other countries. The sudden loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Sharp has just unveiled a new electric vehicle concept that recasts the humble minivan as a home-away-from-home for busy families and evacuees, too. The post The Electric Vehicle As A Disaster Response Tool: Sharp Concept LDK+ Minivan Joins The Fray appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Minivans are undefeated as family haulers, but a recent announcement from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) casts doubt on their ability to protect the precious cargo in their back seats. All of the minivans on sale in the U.S. Image: Toyota] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 3, 2017

It was widely rumored that Chrysler would reveal an all-electric minivan at this week's Consumer Electronics Show—and now we have the details. But the Chrysler Portal concept that will debut at CES won't be showing up at your local dealer any time soon.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 30, 2022

We’ve seen electric sedans, sports cars, crossovers, and even pickup trucks, but there’s one segment of the market that’s been left out: minivans. The only minivans I’ve seen are the Nissan ENV-200 work van and the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid (a PHEV).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2020

Half of all plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on the road in the US in 2019 were mid-size cars. However, PEVs are available in size classes ranging from two-seaters to minivans. Together, compact cars and large cars accounted for nearly 30% of the PEV population.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 24, 2023

Earlier this year, Volvo teased the all-electric EM90 minivan. While minivans have become pure poison on our market, Asian countries still utilize them due to the fact that they offer more interior space than just about everything else. That’s mighty quick for a minivan, especially one as big (205 inches long) and heavy as the 009.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Nissan electrifies the minivan around solid-state batteries. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The made-in-Tennessee Nissan Leaf is eligible for the EV tax credit. And Rivian aims to make towing more predictable.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Lexus is aiming for range and performance in its EVs, with a new concept-car tease. Stellantis warns about charging some Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivans. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And Polestar shows how it’s developing its own EVs.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In 2011, Green Car Reports launched an award for the new car, or family of cars, that represented the best green vehicle introduced for the model year. The Nissan Leaf won that year because it was the sole affordable battery-electric vehicle on the market.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2022

Aurora’s Common Core of Technology enables the intelligence and learnings from its trucks to easily adapt to its minivans. These updates are shared across Aurora’s fleet of trucks and minivans. One driver to power Aurora’s cars and trucks. The Aurora Driver 2.0 Photo: Aurora). Aurora Driver Beta 2.0 The Aurora Driver 2.0

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Volkswagen is presenting a concept car of the newly developed Golf Sportsvan in a world premiere at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. The compact minivan will complete the Golf family at the middle of next year. l/100 km (64 mpg US ), equating to 95 g CO 2 /km—the best value in the field of compact minivans.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2014

One will be a PHEV version of the new Chrysler Town & Country minivan to be introduced in 2016; the second will be a PHEV version of a new full-size crossover vehicle to be introduced in 2017. FCA will launch a PHEV minivan in 2016 to comply with ZEV requirements. Several mild hybrid applications will come to market shortly thereafter.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2019

One quarter of the models were midsize cars, followed by large cars at 16% and compact cars at 14%. Together, small sport utility vehicles (SUV), standard SUVs and minivans accounted for another quarter. Fifty-six models of electric-drive vehicles were available in model year (MY) 2018 in the US.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2021

However, as one of two segment outliers, the other being high-performance cars, the average price for EVs dropped 10.8% Compact Car. Entry-level Luxury Car. Full-size Car. High Performance Car. High-end Luxury Car. Hybrid/Alternative Energy Car. Luxury Car. Mid-size Car. Sports Car.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The Nissan Note e-POWER NISMO S has gone on sale in Japan, offering buyers of the country’s best-selling car more power and sportiness. Because this engine always operates at its optimum condition, the e-POWER boasts 30% better fuel efficiency than cars powered by conventional gasoline engines with similar output. a series hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 26, 2022

In an interview at the 2022 New York auto show Chrysler CEO Christine Feuell gave Green Car Reports some insights. That's not about to change anytime soon, but when the first electric vehicles arrive from the storied automaker it is clear they will lean into the automaker's strengths.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

The Honda Accord was the best-selling car with individual car buyers in the US in 2013, according to new-vehicle registration data compiled by Polk. million units in 2013, each earning the business of more than 300,000 individual US car buyers. from year-ago totals to 1,332,576 Honda cars and light trucks.

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 29, 2024

It may end up as the wildest car at the show. Chinese automaker Xpeng's Land Aircraft Carrier will make an appearance at CES 2025.

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Minivan Chinese Electric Electrical 132

Green Car Reports

MAY 18, 2020

Toyota has introduced new versions of the Venza utility vehicle and Sienna minivan, and they’re hybrid exclusive this time. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Lightyear One is one step closer with a production deal for its solar roof. And new high-power charging cables can handle more miles per minute and keep cool.

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Solar Toyota Minivan Re-Charge 136

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 9, 2024. Which EV brand rolled out lower-priced versions of its electric pickup and SUV? Which hotels are soon getting Tesla wallbox chargers?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

The facilities, which are adjacent to the joint venture’s Baojun passenger car production base, will support the development of new vehicles for China. The Wuling Rong Guang created China’s large-size minivan segment. SAIC-GM-Wuling broke ground for its new R&D center and proving ground in Liuzhou, Guangxi, on 12 July.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2012

Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks, minivans and SUVs purchased last month was 23.6 After a three-month drop, fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States remained unchanged in July, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Only two months after deliveries of the eagerly awaited plug-in hybrid seven-seat minivan began in April, sales were halted for several when a potentially faulty diode was identified. In June, 1,368 Pacifica Hybrid minivans in the U.S. If ever a green family vehicle had a rocky launch, it would be the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2025

The A-Class sedan, which is currently on sale in India and the hatchback version, as well as the B-Class minivan, will be phased out as part of this restructuring. Check out Upcoming Cars in India 2024 , Best SUVs in India. They are likely to stay in production until 2026.

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Mercedes Minivan India Cars 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2020

Despite manufacturers’ efforts to make them safer, the smallest late-model cars remain the most dangerous, according to the most recent driver death rates calculated by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. For comparison, the overall rate for small cars was 61 deaths per million vehicle years and 45 per 10 billion miles.

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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It's easy to see why Chinese electric cars are scaring the hell out of U.S. automakers like Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The largest sources of transportation CO 2 emissions in 2017 were passenger cars (41.4%); medium- and heavy- 5 duty trucks (23.1%); light-duty trucks, which include sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and minivans (17.1%); commercial aircraft (6.7%); other aircraft (3.1%); rail (2.3%); pipelines (2.3%); and ships and boats (2.2%).

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Electrek

DECEMBER 30, 2023

In this case, I’ve found what looks like a mini-minivan that took an extra spin or two around the window factory before emerging complete. more… The post This Chinese electric car is almost entirely windows appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

The average weight for new vehicles produced in MY 2016 was 4,035 pounds (1,830 kg), which was unchanged from MY 2015 although the weight of an average new car fell by 23 pounds (10.4 increase in truck share offset the weight reductions in cars and trucks, so that overall new vehicle weight was relatively unchanged. ft 2 (-0.4%).

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