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2025 Toyota Sienna hybrid minivan gains safety tech

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The 2025 Toyota Sienna minivan will continue to offer a standard hybrid powertrain when it reaches dealerships later this fall. A refrigerated bin and a vacuum cleaner also join the options list. The Sienna is one of a handful of minivans still available in the U.S. inch screen), while a 12.3-inch

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Toyota Plans to Boost Sienna Output to Meet Increased Demand

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Minivans are nowhere near as popular as SUVs, with buyers looking for family-friendly vehicles, but Toyota has seen an uptick in sales of Sienna this year. The automaker recently told Automotive News that it plans to boost production to meet increased demand for the hybrid-only minivan.

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Chrysler Slings Updates at Pacifica for 2024

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While the majority of Americans have long since decamped in favor of crossovers and SUVs, there remains a dedicated cadre of buyers committed to the family minivan. For 2024, Chrysler is rewarding them with a smattering of updates to its Pacifica.

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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

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“Mothers are driving the kids, the dog, and lots of stuff around town and there haven’t been a lot of electric minivans. They need to understand they’ll be driving a cleaner vehicle, and that it’s possible to charge up with clean energy, too. Many EVs are made for the luxury market, which is more traditionally men.”

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Over half of US EV and PHEV sales in 2023 were SUVs

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By sales, SUVs have surpassed sedans, wagons, hatchbacks, and minivans, and last year they also accounted for 53% of battery-electric vehicle sales and 83% of plug-in hybrid sales. in 2023 were SUVs, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). Conventional car body styles still accounted for 43.4%

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2023 Volvo V60 Cross Country Review – Quiet Luxury

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Wagons have often been stereotyped as boring – especially before the shift to minivans and later, SUVs, which made them seem cool again – but boring isn’t always bad. A Climate Package ($750) added headlamp cleaners, heated rear seats, and a heated steering wheel. Sometimes it’s nice and peaceful. The cabin helps.

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Best Car To Buy 2025: Green Car Reports names 5 finalists

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Once a year, Green Car Reports takes a closer look at the markets best and brightest green vehiclesmodels that help assure a cleaner future for us. market electric minivan and, perhaps, the start of a new EV segment. One of these will be named Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2025 on Jan.