Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

With our partners, we have developed a true zero-emission transportation vehicle that delivers superior performance, making it the perfect climate neutral mobility solution for transit, airport, university and other high demand applications.”. Altoona BRTC Testing.

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Teslarati

JUNE 18, 2024

The iZEV program in Ottawa, for example, offers $5,000 rebates for both BEVs and PHEVs (plug-in hybrids), as long as the base price of the vehicle is less than $55,000 for sedans and $65,000 for SUVs, minivans, and pickups. The data comes from Transport Canada (via Yahoo Finance ).

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has ditched an investigation into a fatal Tesla crash that occurred in California in 2020. The vehicle struck a minivan and then exited the highway it was traveling on. Vehicle data showed the driver increased accelerator pedal pressure to 95% before striking the minivan.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Despite voluntary and regulatory initiatives that have improved the emissions efficiency of passenger and freight transportation, emissions from road transportation are increasing due to growing number of cars on the road and Canadians’ changing preference for light trucks. The challenge is that we are not moving fast enough.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 4, 2024

I just wonder about people's willingness in this generation to buy minivans instead of SUVs. Looking at what the XPeng X9 offers, I think it could be a huge hit. Can XPeng break through current trends and have a sales hit on its hands with the X9? The post Innovative New XPENG X9 — Huge Hit Or Trickle Sales?

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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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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

New cars have all sorts of driver monitoring tech on board that can tell when a person is paying attention or has their hands on the wheel, but the National Transportation Safety Board feels there’s a need for more. Five other vehicles were involved, including a minivan with seven people inside.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 16, 2021

The “Moke” is the combination of the drivetrain from a minivan vehicle and a lightweight body […]. When British Motor Corporation called for a rugged vehicle (initially for military operations), Sir Alex Issigonis responded with the Mini Moke.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed guidelines to encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk for in-vehicle electronic devices. Risk odds ratios above 1.00 indicate increasing driving risks while risk odds. ratios below 1.00 indicate protective effects. Source: NHTSA. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

Priced at over RMB 560,000 ($77,800), Li Auto expects the luxury minivan to be a top seller in its segment, contributing to its target of 800,000 vehicles sold this year. It’s an all-electric MPV – a growing segment of vehicles in China that are designed for families and livery transportation. Not bad for a glorified minivan.

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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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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 23, 2022

What do you get when you cross a Tesla Model S Plaid with a minivan?

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 26, 2021

I had no idea that Good Housekeeping even had a Best Hybrid Minivan Award, but that’s exactly what just happened for the Pacifica PHEV. It seems like every week, I’m seeing a publication I didn’t expect start writing about electric vehicles.

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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. If Chrysler had their way, you will see it more as a multi-purpose vehicle than a minivan. The minivan stigma is exactly that, as the Pacifica Hybrid is as modern and versatile as anything on the road.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

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. Even Toyota's most boring cars at least work as sensible transport. Here’s the view from Downtown Canada. Not this one.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2012

After a three-month drop, fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States remained unchanged in July, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks, minivans and SUVs purchased last month was 23.6

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 3, 2024

News of the endeavor broke in 2021, when the media caught wind of a filing with the Croatian Ministry of Transportation. The electric hypercar company was developing an autonomous taxi based around the Renault Espace minivan. The latter partnership has evolved in recent years and includes the duo developing automated vehicles.

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2023

The electrical midsize minivan will fill a luxurious hollow that the rear-wheel-drive Metris passenger van, quickly to be discontinued, didn’t do, mentioned Jeff Aiosa, proprietor of Mercedes-Benz of Brandnew London in Connecticut. “That didn’t happen.” So eliminating all that is logistically a real benefit.”

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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.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

In April 2009, Chrysler unveiled four all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivan concepts to the US Postal Service (USPS) in Washington, DC. In August, Chrysler took $70 million in grants from the US Department of Energy to develop a test fleet of 220 hybrid pickup trucks and minivans. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 31, 2024

The nation’s transport ministry has been coming down hard on the industry after several Japanese manufacturers were not precisely following regulatory procedures , however the current focus seems to be on Toyota. On Wednesday, the Japanese government demanded that Toyota Motor Corp.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Other vehicles on display are to include the redesigned Prado and Fortuner SUVs and the India-market-leading Innova minivan. The concept for the new compact car is to be unveiled at a TKM press conference on 5 January.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

Other factors included a decrease in transportation sector emissions attributed to an increase in fuel efficiency across different transportation modes and limited new demand for passenger transportation. Transportation End-Use Sector. in 2012, led to an increase in overall emissions from transportation activities of 18%.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Average fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States is up for the second straight month, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Average fuel economy of cars, light trucks, minivans and SUVs purchased in November was 22.7 Click to enlarge. mpg, up from 22.6

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2014

By 2025, more than 75% of all new pickup trucks produced in North America will be aluminum-bodied, according to a survey of automakers conducted by global consulting and research firm Ducker Worldwide and commissioned by The Aluminum Association’s Aluminum Transportation Group (ATG). lbs (186 kg) and minivans at 396.5 lbs (180 kg).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2009

A prototype electric minivan for the USPS. Chrysler LLC has submitted three proposals representing a request for $224 million in funding to two US Department of Energy (DOE) initiatives: the Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative and the Transportation Electrification Initiative. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 7, 2024

A car is the most comfortable means of transportation in the modern world. The traveler does not need to be tied to the transport schedule and plans of other people. Expenditure If you are going on a trip in two, then you definitely should not spend money on a minivan or a large SUV. Firstly, the car gives you freedom to travel.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2013

For those times when a 500e customer needs to drive beyond the vehicle’s range or needs the carrying capability of a larger vehicle, the Fiat 500e retail plan provides an alternative transportation plan called the Fiat 500e Pass program. The program will be valid at any Enterprise, Alamo or National car rental location throughout the US.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

A new study by Michael Sivak, research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), found that in 2011, the peak probability of buying a new vehicle per driver in the US was among those between 55 and 64 years of age—a shift from four years earlier, when that peaked with the 35-to-44-year-old age group.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 29, 2024

Recent reports indicate that Maruti Suzuki is developing its first fully electric minivan, set to debut in India by September 2026. With India’s growing focus on clean transportation and stricter emission standards on the horizon, it’s likely that Suzuki will implement a similar strategy in the Indian market in the coming years.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Electrovaya currently offers cells based on three chemistries: The MN series (lithiated manganese material), which is the company’s recommended chemistry for transportation. Electrovaya provided the Li-ion battery packs for Chrysler’s test fleet of plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Cobaltate-Series, for small cells only.

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Setec Powerr

JANUARY 4, 2023

Mobile EV charging can also help organizations meet their sustainability goals by reducing their carbon footprint and promoting the use of clean transportation. These portable units can be easily deployed to any location mounted on a minivan and provide reliable energy.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 9, 2024

Honda's ‘Zero Series’ vehicles are supposed to be the next generation of all-electric transportation and appear to be hellbent on embracing every industry trend that’s currently in fashion. The Saloon looks like a minivan concept from the early 1980s — boasting a wedge shape and tons of glass.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Chrysler debuts all-electric minivan Alisa PriddleThe Detroit News April 22, 2009 12:00 PM Chrysler LLC is celebrating Earth Day with the presentation of four all-electric minivans to the United States Postal Service in Washington today. Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program by the mid-May deadline.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2015

Automaker adoption of PEV technologies as adaptations for existing model lines is growing significantly, and these technologies are being placed into larger vehicle segments such as sport utility vehicles (SUVs), trucks, and minivans. —Scott Shepard, Navigant Research analyst.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2014

In addition, two minivans were subjected to coastdowns to examine the similarity in derived coefficients for two duplicate vehicles of the same model. —John Thomas, co-author and member of ORNL’s Energy and Transportation Science Division. and West, B.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 7, 2022

When used with an autonomous driving kit from another company, Autono-MaaS allows the combined technologies to autonomously drive a vehicle for public transportation or even in a Class 8 over-the-road semi hauling goods. Each have a Toyota Sienna Hybrid with Autono-MaaS embedded into the minivan’s center console.

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