Green Car Reports

MARCH 12, 2016

Which luxury plug-in vehicle will soon have a plug-in version using parts from a minivan? And, why is an unusual Toyota electric-car concept made of wood? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, March 11, 2016.

Minivan 60

Minivan Prius Volt Miles 60

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2013

EPA suggests that the reduction in MY 2011 car and car parts production in Japan in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters “almost certainly” contributed to both the apparent slight worsening in MY 2011 and the large projected improvement in MY 2012. Click to enlarge. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

Fuel Economy 284

Fuel Economy 2012 EPA Economy 284

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. 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.

Fuel Economy 247

Fuel Economy 2012 Economy EPA 247

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. Since 1975, half of car production has consistently been within several mpg of each other. The average MY 2013 adjusted fuel economy for cars is 27.6

Fuel Economy 230

Fuel Economy MPG Economy EPA 230

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2017

Waymo (formerly the Google self-driving car project) will add an additional 500 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans ( earlier post ) to expand its self-driving program. FCA previously delivered 100 minivans, modified for self-driving, to Waymo during the second half of 2016. Earlier post.)

Minivan 170

Minivan Chrysler Hybrid Arizona 170

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

Raw Sports Car Fun. Sports car purity, says Subaru about the 2022 BRZ. The auto market is now dominated by front-wheel drive cars, almost all of them with an automatic transmission. The auto market is now dominated by front-wheel drive cars, almost all of them with an automatic transmission. A vanishing breed.

MPG 85

MPG Clean Cleaning Miles 85

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 17, 2021

A seductive statement car in the midsize segment. Clean Fleet Report was driving the highly optioned Limited, which had the standard solar panel roof that charges the 12-volt and hybrid batteries, producing two miles of electric driving range for every six hours the car is left in the sun. Drives as well as it looks.

Hyundai 71

Hyundai Hybrid Fuel Economy MPG 71

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2017

will unveil the Nissan Serena e-POWER, a new version of the popular minivan featuring the company’s e-POWER electric drive system ( earlier post ), at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. e-POWER was first introduced in November 2016, when the Nissan Note e-POWER was launched in Japan. Nissan Motor Co., Click to enlarge. one-pedal driving.

Nissan 150

Nissan Power Powered Plug-in 150

Plug Me In

APRIL 9, 2024

It started in 2016 when I set myself a small challenge: how do you travel without money and in an electric car from the Netherlands to Australia ? Up to halfway through Morocco, I could travel by train, then mainly buses and minivans. Now, you might be thinking: “Why would you do that to yourself? I was intrigued.

Mauritania 133

Mauritania Morocco United Arab Emirates Taxi 133