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These Are the Most Reliable Cars in Each Category, Says J.D. Power

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Power show that after three years of ownership, vehicle dependability has diminished. Photo credit: Honcharuk Andrii / Shutterstock.com Recent findings from J.D. Owners are reporting more problems compared to the previous year, with the industry average escalating to 190 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100).

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These Are the Most Reliable Cars in Each Category, Says J.D. Power

The Truth About Cars

Power show that after three years of ownership, vehicle dependability has diminished. Photo credit: Nestor Rizhniak / Shutterstock.com Recent findings from J.D. Owners are reporting more problems compared to the previous year, with the industry average escalating to 190 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100).

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Dodge Caravan SE V6

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Last year, we saw as early second-generation Dodge Grand Caravan in a Colorado junkyard in this series. Discarded examples of the first- generation Chrysler minivans have been much more difficult to find, but I ran across this '87 Caravan in Colorado Springs last week. four-cylinder with 150 horses tearing up the front tires.

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Chrysler Group withdraws test PHEV fleet to upgrade battery packs after overheating issues; to use a different chemistry

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No similar issues have occurred with 23 plug-in hybrid minivans deployed as part of a parallel project (also with Electrovaya batteries, ( earlier post ). million miles of service in various conditions, from high-altitude Colorado to Arizona’s desert. mpg, while the minivans delivered 55.0 The fleet accumulated more than 1.3

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and. Compact Power, Inc. (on

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