A Porsche Luxury Electric Minivan Would Be “Very Interesting,” Says Design Boss
InsideEVs
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Ferrari made an SUV and now Porsche is thinking about making an electric minivan. Has the world gone crazy?
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Green Car Reports
MAY 1, 2024
Is that a minivan? Is that an SUV? The Lucid Gravity is the startup automaker’s upcoming crossover SUV, but in many ways it redefines the genre in terms of packaging, design, and how it drives. Is that a wagon? The answer to these questions in order is no, kind of, and yes.
Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2019
Volkswagen will continue building the Alltrack at the Puebla, Mexico plant through December 2019 to provide enthusiasts additional opportunity to own an affordable, European-designed wagon. Over the past several years, demand among American consumers has shifted from wagons to SUVs. CROZZ electric SUV debuts early next year.
EV Central
APRIL 25, 2025
The Geely-owned brand unveiled the opulent large SUV as a signal to the likes of Range Rover and even Rolls-Royce that it plans to tread on their rarefied turf. 2025 Zeekr 009 electric minivan priced for Australia, and undercuts Lexus LM by $25,000 The 9X promises more than 300km of EV-only running and 0-100km/h acceleration in just 3.0
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 10, 2009
(TKM), plans to unveil a concept for a new compact car designed for the Indian market, as well as display 13 other concept and production vehicles, at the 10 th Auto Expo automobile show in New Delhi from 5-11 January 2010. The concept for the new compact car is to be unveiled at a TKM press conference on 5 January.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Tesla launched the delayed battery-electric Model X SUV at an event at its Fremont factory Tuesday night (the launch event itself running behind schedule as well) with an emphasis first on the safety of the vehicle; second on the innovative falcon wing lifting rear doors and second row seating; and third on performance.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 16, 2018
Vehicle weight and power are two important design parameters that help determine a vehicle’s CO 2 emissions and fuel economy. ft 2 (2.4%); cars increased 1 ft 2 (2.1%); minivans/vans increased 1.0 ft 2 (1.9%); truck SUVs increased 0.4 ft 2 (0.7%); and car SUVs were down 0.2 mpg and truck SUVs reaching 22.2
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 11, 2010
m) shorter than the new Terrain compact crossover, but features an open interior designed to be spacious and flexible. Those dimensions create unique proportions that depart from conventional minivan, SUV or crossover designs, GM says. The GMC Granite concept. Click to enlarge. inch (1,536 mm) height.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2016
No other minivan has ever come close to this rating. (As As examples of SUV/MPV-style electric vehicle fuel efficiency, the 2016 Tesla Model X AWD - 75D is EPA-rated at 93 MPGe combined city/highway; the Model X AWD - P90D is EPA-rated at 89 MPGe; and the 2016 BYD e6 compact MPV is EPA-rated at 72 MPGe. Click to enlarge.
Charged EVs
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Honda did a deal with GM to develop its own electric SUV, the Prologue, on Blazer EV underpinnings. Honda did a deal with GM to develop its own electric SUV, the Prologue, on Blazer EV underpinnings. Prototypes shown include a sleek Saloon (aka sedan) and a more boxy Space-Hub van/SUV. Is it really a Honda?
Charged EVs
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Iconic design elements include very short overhangs, superb outward visibility due to upright seating and many windows, huge interior volume for its footprint, and rear-wheel drive. VW stays strictly away from the word minivan, saying only 3 percent of hand-raisers for the Buzz are minivan owners. But will interest last?
Green Car Congress
MARCH 15, 2013
The number of SUV, pickup, minivan, and van models that have combined EPA label values of 20 mpg (11.8 There are almost 3 times more SUVs with combined labels of 25 mpg (9.4 Consumers have an increasing number of high fuel economy/low CO 2 vehicle choices. l/100 km) or more has increased by 71%, from 38 in 2007 to 65 in 2012.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
Tesla also said that it remains on plan for an exclusive showing of the Model X—a vehicle that combines the functionality of a minivan “ with a design as cool as an SUV ”—later this year. These reservations require a. minimum $5,000, refundable deposit.
EV Central
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Volvo has pulled the drapes off the Volvo EM90, its first minivan in more than 70 years of car-making. Not only that it’s battery-powered and more luxurious than its flagship XC90 SUV. That’s because both Zeekr and Volvo are owned by the same Chinese parent, Geely. 2023 Zeekr 009.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2018
China-based GAC Motor will feature its existing sedan, SUV, minivan and NEV at the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. GAC will also release its first compact new-energy concept SUV designed for the North American market, called the Enverge. year-on-year increase.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 4, 2011
It was led by all-time demand of 9,192 units for the SRX luxury SUV and 5,200 units for the locally manufactured SLS luxury business sedan. The Sunshine minivan was the best-selling vehicle in China for the eighth consecutive year, on sales of 668,783 units. Rong Guang minivan sales were strong as well, totaling 335,952 units.
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 12, 2021
Goodbye To the Minivan. Kia is out of the minivan business and is shaking up things with the all-new 2022 Carnival. The Korean car company will remind you it is not a minivan but an MPV or Multi-Purpose Vehicle. With those words it hopes to remove the stigma of people saying “I will never own a minivan.”. Drivetrain.
Baua Electric
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Toyotas egg-shaped minivan, the Previa, is officially going electric. It will be revived as the first all-electric Toyota minivan. Will the funky-looking minivan find success as an EV? When will Toyota launch its first electric minivan? Meanwhile, Toyota has bigger plans to enter the electric minivan market.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2010
After remaining flat during the past three years, owner satisfaction with new-vehicle performance and design in China has improved from 2009, fueled by intense competition between brands and models in the market, according to the J.D. SUV segment: Toyota RAV4. Minivan segment: Wuling Rongguang. Entry midsize segment: Honda Fit.
The Truth About Cars
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
While it lacks the looks and some of the features of its more luxurious sibling, it’s priced $2,500 lower and seems to be arriving at a point where shoppers might be more willing to re-engage with minivans due to their relative affordability. Global production would cease in 2016, leaving the Dodge Caravan as the only holdover minivan.
Baua Electric
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
The Chrysler Pacifica lineup will gain electric variant Electric Chrysler Pacifica interior will feature very flexible interior packaging Pacifica will be refreshed in 2026 with the electric variant to follow Chrysler’s inching closer to an electric minivan, and now we know what it will be called. That future is coming quickly.
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Goodbye to the Minivan: Hello to the MPV For all those “I will never own a minivan” people, Kia wants them to take a look at the 2025 Carnival MPV (multi-purpose vehicle). A big one–minivan or MPV ? Exterior Styling: SUV or Minivan? Not the minivan look Calling it a MPV is tipoff to the Carnival design.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2013
Light trucks (pickups, minivans/vans, and truck SUVs), accounted for 36% of all light-duty vehicle production in MY 2012, the second lowest level since 1993. There are 15 MY 2013 pickup and minivan/van models for which at least one variant of the model has a combined city/highway label fuel economy rating of 20 mpg (11.8
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.
EV Central
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
Geely adds yet another EV brand READ MORE: China’s Geely launches new electric brand Galaxy Set to join the Zeekr 001 mid-size wagon, the Zeekr 009 full-size minivan and the small Zeekr X SUV in its Chinese line-up, the new model will be based on the same Geely developed SEA (Sustainable Experience Architecture) platform that the other three share.
Baua Electric
JUNE 24, 2024
Gas-electric Kia Carnival debuts for 2025 Powertrain delivers a net 242 hp Three levels of brake regeneration are controlled by shift paddles Kia on Monday announced prices for the new hybrid version of its Carnival minivan. The Carnival Hybrid joins two other hybrid minivan entires in the U.S. inch touchscreen and 12.3-inch
Green Car Congress
APRIL 20, 2018
The application isn’t just limited to SUVs and minivans, we are seeing it in pick-up trucks and small cars. The outer door ring replaced conventional multi-piece, spot-weld designs. We see the door ring and our hot-stamped solutions continue to move through the industry.
Baua Electric
JANUARY 15, 2025
The Chrysler Airflow concept unveiled in 2022 was to serve as the basis for a production electric SUV, but Mopar Insiders reported earlier this week that development work on this model had been suspended. Unveiled in 2024, the Halcyon is an electric four-door coupe that likely appeals to a smaller market than an SUV.
Charged EVs
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
In Europe, it was smaller Jeeps—the subcompact Renegade and compact Compass family SUV—that got their plugs first. That’s not surprising—the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the company’s only previous plug-in hybrid, is a well-executed PHEV with an EPA-rated 32 miles of usable electric range that retains all the virtues of the Pacifica minivan.
Clean Fleet Report
JUNE 5, 2021
All-New, All-Hybrid Family-Friendly Minivan. To further its electrification commitment, Toyota has released two 2021 hybrid-only models–the Venza crossover and the Sienna minivan. Next up for 2021 is the all-new Sienna Hybrid minivan, which previously was powered only by a gasoline V6. Exterior Design.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2009
The GM Viability Determination notes that the company is in the early stages of an operational turnaround in which it has made material progress in a number of areas, including purchasing, product design, manufacturing, brand rationalization and its dealer network. For example, of its top 20 profit contributors in 2008, nine were cars.
Baua Electric
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
MUNICH — Renault has introduced its first full-electric compact SUV with the Scenic E-Tech, providing greater than 620 km (385 miles) of dimension with two battery and two motor possible choices. The Scenic nameplate used to be worn for greater than 25 years as a minivan variant of the Megane.
Clean Fleet Report
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Chrysler calls it a “multipurpose vehicle,” but we will stick with modern minivan. The only minivan with a plug. The Pacifica Hybrid is not designed to be sporty nor meant to be driven hard on mountain road or country lane curves, as the body roll at times is an “oh, boy!” New Design. How It Works.
Baua Electric
MAY 14, 2024
A new all-electric luxury SUV is set to hit the market next year to compete with Tesla’s best-selling Model Y. Volvo is joining the luxury electric SUV market with its new EX60 launching next year. Volvo EX30 (Source: Volvo) Volvo also began production of its first electric minivan, the EM90, for China.
The Truth About Cars
DECEMBER 22, 2023
But to me, it simply seems absurd to pay over $125k for a four-seat SUV that can in all likelihood go literally anywhere off-road.if While it’s not as legendary of a nameplate as other icons of motoring, the Pathfinder was once a rugged body-on-frame SUV that could go just about anywhere, it’s now a minivan without the utility of a minivan.
Clean Fleet Report
JUNE 16, 2021
If you are one of those “I will never drive a minivan” type of persons, please keep reading. When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in 2017, it was the only electrified minivan on the market. But the landscape has changed since 2017 as the 2021 Toyota Sienna minivan is now a hybrid. Ready to ride.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2013
While the Model S is a sedan, it also exceeded the safety score of all SUVs and minivans, according to Tesla. Based on the data, Tesla said, it achieved a combined record of “5.4
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 13, 2025
3-Row Premium Midsize Plug-In Hybrid The 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge is the largest of the three Volvo plug-in hybrids (the XC40 is the smallest and the XC60 is in the middle), aging gracefully and remaining a solid choice for a premium midsize SUV with a plug. There are no design gimmicks and nothing radical going on, which is true Volvo DNA.
EV Central
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
But the actual Geely brand is the next to launch in Australia, and when it arrives in the first half of 2025, the EX5 electric SUV will be the first vehicle it offers. But according to the brand, this EV is designed to be more “approachable” on price than others in the medium-size SUV space. READ MORE: How much?
Charged EVs
JUNE 2, 2023
Iconic design, two-tone paint, three rows, AWD; whatever you call it, the Buzz won’t be cheap. The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. built Atlas 3-row SUV, a vehicle large enough that North America will be its single largest market. Then VW launched the U.S.-built
Clean Fleet Report
APRIL 17, 2023
The ID3 sedan (a Golf-size replacement available in Europe and China), the ID4 compact SUV (built and sold in all three major EV markets—the U.S., EU and China), the ID5 (a coupe version of the the ID4 SUV only available in Europe), the ID6 (a China only three-row SUV) and the soon-to-arrive in the U.S. will follow next year.
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Earlier statements from the brand’s design head stipulating that our market would have access to both the sedan and wagon versions of the M5 have been taken back — leaving everyone following the story more than a little perplexed. The likely scenario is that the design boss simply spoke out of turn. kWh battery needs to be recharged.
Green Fleet Magazine
APRIL 28, 2016
Bridgestone is adding seven new sizes of its DriveGuard tires designed for minivans and compact SUVs that will be available May 1. The tire line was already available in 36 run-flat sizes for sedans.
Baua Electric
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Ioniq 9 will seat up to seven, has fully reclining first and second Aims for 335 miles of range, 24-minute 10-80% fast-charging Capable of downloadable Features on Demand, energy sharing Hyundai’s upcoming three-row EV, the 2026 Ioniq 9, may get closer than any contemporary vehicle to straddling the boundaries between SUV, wagon, and minivan.
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