Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2009

Chrysler unveiled four all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivan concepts to the US Postal Service (USPS) in Washington, DC, as part of the USPS Earth Day celebration. Chrysler’s ENVI group leveraged the flexibility of its electric-vehicle strategy to demonstrate an all-electric version of its best-selling minivan.

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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

JULY 22, 2020

The two companies will initially target integration of the Waymo Driver into the Ram ProMaster van, a highly configurable platform that will enable access to a broad range of global commercial customers. The two companies have worked closely to integrate the Waymo Driver into FCA vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2017

It's a well-reviewed new minivan design from the company that invented the modern minivan three decades ago. Unlike any other minivan, however, its large battery pack gives it 33 miles of EPA-rated electric range, and it can drive largely on battery alone despite its size, its seven seats, and its gaping cargo capacity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2022

The company started delivery of the completed FMVSS-compliant vehicles to customers Aurora Innovation and May Mobility from the fall of 2021. The resulting vehicle is called the Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS, or S-AM.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2013

Chrysler Group is working with NextEnergy to evaluate vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology using four all-electric minivans. The battery-powered minivans are connected to a charging module that, using NextEnergy technology, can simulate any electrical grid in the world.

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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 Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

No similar issues have occurred with 23 plug-in hybrid minivans deployed as part of a parallel project (also with Electrovaya batteries, ( earlier post ). The company said that the complexity of the engineering solution will determine how many vehicles return to service. mpg, while the minivans delivered 55.0

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Green Car Reports

MAY 19, 2021

Startup Canoo confirmed pricing on Monday for its first electric vehicles, but with no mention of the subscription model that was originally touted as one of the company's distinguishing features.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 6, 2014

Five years ago, then-new Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne and a new executive team held a marathon day-long presentation session on the company''s future, laying out a product plan in conjunction with Fiat following its government-backed restructuring.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

plans to have hybrids account for more than 20% of its Japanese sales next fiscal year, double fiscal 2010’s roughly 10%, citing the company’s sales plan. The company also plans to release a hybrid version of the Freed next autumn—its first hybrid minivan. The Nikkei reports that Honda Motor Co.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The partnership between the two companies in electrified vehicles dates back to 2014 when LG Energy Solution (then LG Chem) was selected by Stellantis (then Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) to supply the lithium-ion battery pack system and controls for the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the industry’s first electrified minivan.

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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

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Toyota will increase production of the Highlander mid-size SUV in late 2013 at the company’s Princeton, Ind. The company will invest about $400 million to support global demand for the Highlander, which will no longer be built in Japan by late 2013. Hybrid and export versions will be included.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2011

Chrysler is deploying a test and demo fleet of 25 Chrysler PHEV minivans and 140 Ram 1500 PHEV pickup trucks to 12 partners including local municipalities, state governments, universities and energy companies across the United States. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The company says that the energy version of technology (MN-eHP) exceeds 200 Wh/kg—one of the highest energy densities for a commercial Li-ion cell in a large prismatic design, according to the company. Electrovaya provided the Li-ion battery packs for Chrysler’s test fleet of plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

The Estima is a minivan that Toyota currently produces exclusively for its domestic market. The system can provide power to a Japanese household for about two days on a full tank of fuel, according to the company. Toyota will donate and retrofit the power supply system to about 40 Prius hybrids owned by the Tohoku Prefecture.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Also offered on the Nissan Serena minivan, the e-POWER system is a key part of Nissan’s electrification strategy. The company has a global target to sell 1 million electrified vehicles annually by fiscal year 2022, including fully electric cars and e-POWER models.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2021

BraunAbility on Tuesday unveiled a wheelchair-accessible conversion for the 2021 Toyota Sienna Hybrid minivan. The company, which specializes in these conversions, claims the Sienna is the first hybrid conversion widely available to disabled users. That also means the Sienna Hybrid will likely have the highest gas mileage of any.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 24, 2015

We know very little about the plug-in hybrid version that Fiat Chrysler will launch sometime after the new 2017 Chrysler Town & Country minivan is unveiled next year. market, only Chrysler will offer a minivan that plugs in and can run. Green Future Cars Plug-In Hybrids plug-in cars'

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2011

Bridgestone is expanding its Ecopia EP422 tire line from 5 to 29 sizes in 2011 for a full power line, ranging from 15- to 18-inch tires, fitting vehicles from the Toyota Prius to the Lexus ES, Chevy Malibu, Nissan Altima and Honda Odyssey minivan.

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

EV startup has backed out of the contract manufacturing deal with Dutch company VDL Nedcar for the electric compact minivan.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2018

To accomplish this, technology from each company will be integrated into purpose-built Toyota vehicles to be deployed on Uber’s ride-sharing network. The initial “Autono-MaaS” (autonomous-mobility as a service) fleet will be based on Toyota’s Sienna Minivan platform. Separately, Toyota is investing $500 million in Uber.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2014

The new base is taking advantage of learnings from the other bases as well as the resources of SGMW’s parent companies—GM China, SAIC and Wuling Motors. This was the result of the close partnership between our joint venture, our parent companies and the government. SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co. SAIC has a 50.1%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2009

A prototype electric minivan for the USPS. Chrysler will demonstrate 100 Chrysler Town & Country PHEV minivans and 100 Dodge Ram PHEV pickup trucks across a range of drive cycles and consumer-usage patterns in diverse geographies and climates throughout the United States. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

The company recently finalized a long-term supply contract with Panasonic for cells used in the Model S, giving it increased visibility into its variable costs. The company believes that. Thereafter, Tesla plans to begin shipping complete powertrain systems for the RAV4 EV to Toyota, under a. Model S and Model X. Earlier post.)

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 3, 2024

It also has a working relationship with Volkswagen Group ever since subsidiary Porsche Engineering Group GmbH acquired a 10-percent stake in the Croatian company. The electric hypercar company was developing an autonomous taxi based around the Renault Espace minivan. These are things the company has considered, however.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Stellantis is recalling an estimated 19,808 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans from model years 2017 and 2018 over a fire risk, and is advising owners to avoid charging until further notice.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2012

The company reached the 3-million mark with its hybrids in February 2011. The second-generation Prius followed in 2003 along with the expanded use of TMC’s hybrid system on such vehicles as minivans, SUVs, rear-wheel-drive sedans and compact hatchbacks. Of these, the original Prius (liftback) accounts for 65.8%

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 30, 2022

Which company is rethinking the minivan as an EV? Which eagerly anticipated electric pickup went into production this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 29. In a preview drive of the 2023 Vinfast VF 8, the first of two electric crossovers from the.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Rather than limiting the use of our own technologies like NMRP within the company, Nissan is contributing to the technological advancement of the industry by making them widely available. Nissan will also advance its research and development by investing the profit gained from licensing assets like NMRP.

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Over the years, the company has pioneered a number of advanced powertrain technologies, including both natural gas and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. In Asia and Europe, the company has had its subcompoact Honda e three-door hatchback on sale for a few years. None of those were battery-electric vehicles, however.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

China Ordnance Equipment Group, Chang’an’s parent, will transfer a stake in Chang’an Auto to AVIC in exchange for AVIC’s ownership share of minivan maker Harbin Hafei Automobile Industry Group, Changhe Automobile, engine maker Dongan Power, Changhe Suzuki and Dongan Mitsubishi. AVIC will hold a 23% stake in the new Chang’an Group.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

Mopar is teaming with the expert installation service company Qmerit to offer convenient installation of Level 2 chargers within the United States. US manufacturer's suggested retail price is $599. New charging units may be ordered with a Jeep or Chrysler-branded faceplate. Qmerit-certified installers are licensed, insured and screened.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, GM shifted its primary focus to supporting control and prevention of the coronavirus while also ensuring the safety of its employees as well as company and dealer operations. The company’s brands adopted new tactics to stay connected with their customers and offer them peace of mind.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

and Duke Energy last week announced a 10-year commitment to transition their company cars and trucks to plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicles. 2010, when both companies will begin tracking their commitment. Currently, the only near-term options for available PEV supply are sedans, minivans, vans and a few bucket trucks.

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Electrek

JUNE 12, 2021

This week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week series isn’t a minivan, it’s a mini-van. And amazingly, the company claims it can carry up to nine passengers – though you might need to start measuring each other if you plan to actually cram that many people into this little electric van.

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