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.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

VEZEL, says Honda, offers the dynamic qualities of an SUV, the elegance of a coupe and the functionality of a minivan. direct injection engine with a high-output motor, and the gasoline model will be equipped with a 1.5 L direct injection engine. L direct injection engine. VEZEL Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

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 Since MY 2008, market share has shifted towards car SUVs and truck SUVs, and away from cars, pickups, and minivans/vans. mpg and truck SUVs reaching 22.2

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Honda is often known as the world’s largest maker of internal combustion engines—more than 14 million of them a year. It sells those engines in a variety of containers, from home generators and lawn mowers to ATVs and automobiles. Honda did a deal with GM to develop its own electric SUV, the Prologue, on Blazer EV underpinnings.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2020

The brand likewise began accepting preorders for the Blazer SUV to tap into the popular large SUV segment. In addition to electric vehicles, GM is maintaining its focus on the introduction of luxury vehicles as well as midsize/large SUVs and MPVs—the segments with the strongest increase in customer demand. Rong Guang EV.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Those dimensions create unique proportions that depart from conventional minivan, SUV or crossover designs, GM says. turbocharged engine that is part of GM’s new family of small-displacement four-cylinder engines. The Granite’s comparatively short body length is complemented by a wide, 70.3-inch inch (1,536 mm) height.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2012

The survey, conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, found that car owners were open to different ways of saving at the pump, from downsizing to looking at hybrids, electric cars, or models with diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2013

Huff Fuels, Engines and Emissions Research Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The study includes various sizes of sedans, wagons, and SUVs, as well as pickup trucks, minivans and a few “muscle” and sports cars. Thomas, Brian H. West and Shean P. Click to enlarge. Analysis has focused on speeds of 50, 60, 70 and 80 mph. [

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Honda says that the VEZEL fuses the dynamic qualities of an SUV, the elegance of a coupe, the functionality of a minivan and excellent fuel economy. direct-injection DOHC i-VTEC engine coupled to a CVT, as is available in front-wheel and four-wheel drive versions. liter engine. Honda Motor Co., VEZEL HYBRID. mpg US , 3.7

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2014

Vehicle segments revealed as emerging aluminum content leaders are pickup trucks, sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) and both mid-sized and full-size sedans. lbs (248 kg), SUVs at 410.3 lbs (186 kg) and minivans at 396.5 The study finds that every leading automaker will have numerous aluminum body and closure programs by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2021

The e-POWER system uses a highly efficient gasoline engine to generate electricity for the electric motor that propels the vehicle. In March 2018 an e-POWER version of the popular Serena minivan was launched, which was followed by the all-new Kicks SUV e-POWER in June 2020. e-POWER power train (for New Note). Earlier post.)

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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.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

EPA projects advanced transmissions (6+ speeds and CVTs), gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems, and turbocharged engines will be installed on at least 15% of all MY 2013 vehicles. 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.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The Trends report has been published annually since 1975 and covers all passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and all but the largest pickup trucks and vans. l/100 km), followed by car SUVs at 24.5 Changes in market share from MY 2009 to MY 2014 for several key gasoline and diesel engine and transmission technologies.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2011

The research project will focus on adapting the hydraulic hybrid system to a Chrysler Town & Country minivan equipped with a 2.4-liter, liter, inline four-cylinder gasoline engine. Components of the hydraulic hybrid system include a 117 cc engine pump, a 45 cc drive electric motor and a two-speed automatic transmission.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2016

Ford reports that sales of its full-size Transit passenger vans are up 30% year-on-year through June, partly driven by growing numbers of large families are turning to the Transit instead of minivans. According to Ford, Transit vans outsold every other van in the United States over the first half of 2016, including minivans.

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It’s now provided by an electric motor, not an air-cooled flat-4 combustion engine, but still. Behind the wheel, our jaunt down Lombard Street immediately made clear that while this is a largish vehicle—it has the footprint of the VW Atlas Cross Sport midsize two-row SUV—its 37.4-foot Still, it opens on 18.6

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Achates Power will work with Delphi Automotive and Argonne National Laboratory on its ARPA-E-funded project to develop an innovative opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition (OPGCI) engine. Conceptual image of a possible multi-cylinder OPGCI engine. It could also be the first of a family of OPGCI engines spanning 1.0

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 9, 2016

At the 2016 Detroit Auto Show, Fiat Chrysler unveiled its first production plug-in electric model, the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan. In fact, the electrical components (if not the minivan's V-6 engine and front-wheel drive) may soon end up in.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The annual report provides data on the CO 2 emissions, fuel economy and technology characteristics of new light-duty vehicles (cars, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks). The four-cylinder engine market share grew from 38% in MY2008 to 51% in MY2009 (and comprised nearly 70% of the car market). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

Stemming from a major project partially funded with a $9-million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop an opposed-piston two-stroke gasoline compression ignition engine (OPGCI) ( earlier post ), Achates Power announced it is developing a 2.7-liter, liter, 3-cylinder (i.e., The new Achates Power 2.7-liter

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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.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2012

While engine size has been decreasing slightly in recent years, overall engine horsepower has continued to increase, with the notable exception of MY 2009. Nearly all engines now have multiple valves (approximately 85%) and variable valve timing (projected to approach 95% in MY 2011).

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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.

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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). Launched in 2022 with a gasoline engine, the 2025 Carnival now has a hybrid option for those seeking better fuel economy and performance.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The study examines 82 attributes in 10 vehicle categories: vehicle exterior; vehicle interior; storage and space; audio/entertainment/navigation; seats; HVAC; driving dynamics; engine/transmission; visibility and driving safety; and fuel economy. SUV segment: Toyota RAV4. Minivan segment: Wuling Rongguang.

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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

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The Model X SUV remained “Much-Worse-Than-Average” for reliability, with ongoing problems including the falcon-wing doors and center display screen. Consumer Reports’ survey also reveals that some automakers—striving for improved fuel economy—are clearly making more reliable turbocharged engines than others.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2018

The partners co-engineered the system for the 2019 Acura RDX. The application isn’t just limited to SUVs and minivans, we are seeing it in pick-up trucks and small cars. We see the door ring and our hot-stamped solutions continue to move through the industry.

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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. Story and photos by John Faulkner.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Nevertheless, one of the STLA platforms will surely underpin the forthcoming concept car, though we’d be pleasantly surprised if Chrysler engineers spill any beans about battery size or total driving range at this stage in the car’s development. That’s a heckuva lot of wiggle room for what’s actually in the pipeline. One can hope.

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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. The Model S has the advantage in the front of not having a large gasoline engine block, thus creating a much longer crumple zone to absorb a high speed impact.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

On the product side, the summary asserted that: GM earns a disproportionate share of its profits from high-margin trucks and SUVs and is thus vulnerable to energy cost-driven shifts in consumer demand. Chrysler currently dedicates only 50% as many engineers to each platform, on average, as GM does.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 6, 2025

Theyre delaying their EV plans, rejiggering factories, and acknowledging what some clear-eyed observers (including IEEE Spectrum ) suspected all along: Not every car buyer is ready or able to ditch the internal-combustion engine entirely, stymied by high EV prices or unnerved by a patchy, often-unreliable charging infrastructure.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Chrysler calls it a “multipurpose vehicle,” but we will stick with modern minivan. The EPA rates fuel economy, when using the hybrid gasoline-only engine at 30 miles per gallon. The only minivan with a plug. An engine for the long haul. How It Works. The 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter

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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.

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