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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid PHEV minivan EPA-rated at 84 MPGe in electric-only mode; role of eFlite dual-motor/one-way clutch strategy

Green Car Congress

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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Chrysler and EPA to partner on hydraulic series hybrid powertrain for light duty vehicles

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Acting as a pump, the hydraulic drive is used to re-pressurize hydraulic fluid by using the vehicle’s momentum, thereby converting kinetic energy into potential energy. The research project will focus on adapting the hydraulic hybrid system to a Chrysler Town & Country minivan equipped with a 2.4-liter, Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Game-changing battery tech is coming to Australia: New Zeekr electric car sets 10-80 per cent record with Tesla-taming charging time

EV Central

minutes to charge from 10-80 percent, thanks to its advanced next-generation lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pack. And with the 007’s SUV equivalent, the 7X, now confirmed for Australia, it’s an odds-on bet that the technology will arrive with it in 2025. capability for even faster-charging 6C batteries.

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

Charged EVs

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. On one hand, it’s a retro re-creation of a beloved vehicular icon from a Boomer past. Then VW launched the U.S.-built So the U.S.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz Review -- Well-Packaged Style

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Headroom in the second row and legroom in the third row are both 42 inches -- which puts the ID.Buzz at an advantage over plenty of three-row SUVs and minivans, even with a 195-inch overall length. You can charge up to 200 kW on a DC fast charger, getting from 10 percent to 80 percent fast charging in 26 minutes.

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

Baua Electric

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. In parking lots, the same thing goes, within the reality that it’s every bit as long as some three-row SUVs. The ID.Buzz is quite wide, at 78.1 The ID.Buzz is quite wide, at 78.1

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Stellantis CEO struggles to sell Jeeps in the golden era of SUVs

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His emphasis on trying to protect profit margin left Stellantis charging higher prices for older products than what rivals had on the market, leading to lost share and elevated inventory. Jeep will also bring back the Cherokee, which went out of production last year and left the brand less competitive in the largest segment of the SUV market.

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