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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: electric Microbus finally arrives

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Look up “chicken tax” for the reason why.) Volkswagen cites acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in roughly 6.0 We longed for one-pedal driving all the way down to 0 mph, but it’s not provided. VW stays strictly away from the word minivan, saying only 3 percent of hand-raisers for the Buzz are minivan owners.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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Chrysler calls it a “multipurpose vehicle,” but we will stick with modern minivan. The only minivan with a plug. Clean Fleet Report, on an all in-town test loop, never exceeding 45 mph, and encountering many stop lights, achieved 46.2 If Chrysler had their way, you will see it more as a multi-purpose vehicle than a minivan.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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If you are one of those “I will never drive a minivan” type of persons, please keep reading. Oh, and could you get used to 32 miles of all-electric driving and 30+ mph when in hybrid mode? When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in 2017, it was the only electrified minivan on the market. How It Works.

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Review: 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz tags nostalgia, re-ups minivans

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And if you’ve done plenty of drive time in full-size, truck-based vans and minivans alike, it’s a driving experience that’s clearly in the minivan zone. 0-60 mph times will be 6.0 Then, on an easygoing highway cruise, most of it pretty level at 65-70 mph, I averaged 2.4 The ID.Buzz is quite wide, at 78.1

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

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The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. All-wheel drive will be available from launch, with total power of “about 330 hp,” VW said, giving a 0-to-60-mph acceleration time of 5.7 On the other hand, it’s a minivan with sliding side doors.

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2025 Volvo EX30, Aston Martin Bulldog: Automotive Information Headlines

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A minimum of one model will store 422 hp, or plethora for 0-60 mph acceleration in 3.4 The prototype’s wave proprietor just lately restored the automobile and now it’s been pushed to a manage velocity of over 200 mph for the primary month. 2025 Volvo EX30 hits 60 mph in 3.4 2025 Volvo EX30 hits 60 mph in 3.4

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

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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. Instead, the driver has to brake at about 4 mph to bring the car to a complete stop.

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