Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Exceeding its initial program targets, the plug-in 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid ( earlier post ) has earned an electric-mode fuel economy rating of 84 miles-per-gallon-equivalent (MPGe) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). No other minivan has ever come close to this rating. (As All figures from fueleconomy.gov.).

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2016

Chrysler last week revealed the completely new sixth-generation version of its minivans—including, at long last, the first full-hybrid minivan for the U.S. That model, to be called the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, is slated to go on sale around September 2016.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Li-ion battery maker LG Chem will supply the 16-kWh Li-ion battery pack system and controls for the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan. The Pacifica Hybrid, scheduled to be launched in late 2016 and introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, will be the first mass-produced hybrid minivan in North America.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 16, 2016

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, January 15, 2016. Which new and startling function has Tesla added to its electric cars? And, what did GM CEO Mary Barra say flat-out the company won't do?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2016

As of the end of April 2016, Toyota is selling 33 hybrid electric passenger car models (HEVs) and one plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model in more than 90 countries and regions. In 2015, Toyota added a hybrid model of the popular minivan, the Sienta and began selling the latest hybrid icon: the fourth-generation Prius. Data: Toyota.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 12, 2016

Which luxury plug-in vehicle will soon have a plug-in version using parts from a minivan? 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. And, why is an unusual Toyota electric-car concept made of wood?

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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.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2013

Click to enlarge. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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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. EPA released the latest edition of its annual report on trends in CO 2 emissions, fuel economy and powertrain technology for new personal vehicles in the US. mpg, which is 0.5

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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.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As one example cited, the company has increased its use of high-strength steel and other lightweight materials to reduce vehicle weight, and thus improve fuel economy, while still meeting standards for vehicle safety. Earlier post.). —Chrysler S-1. In addition, Chrysler continues to look into vehicle applications for thermal management.

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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.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

Road Test: 2022 Subaru BRZ Limited. Raw Sports Car Fun. Sports car purity, says Subaru about the 2022 BRZ. After spending a fun week tooling around Southern California in the BRZ, there isn’t any argument coming from us. A vanishing breed. A Diminishing Breed. The BRZ is EPA rated at 20 mpg city/27 highway/22 combined mpg.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 17, 2021

Drives as well as it looks. Gets more than 50 mpg. Now in its second year, the 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid sets the bar high for five-passenger sedans. With the coupe-like design, the sleek lines will cause you to pause about buying a crossover SUV. Exterior Statement. A seductive statement car in the midsize segment. More miles from up top.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

The EPA’s draft Technical Assessment Report released in 2016 forecast cost increases to integrate fuel saving technology. Top: Incremental technology costs from a 2016 baseline to deliver 2025 CAFE compliance for a gasoline engine. liter, 3-cylinder (i.e., Achates will demonstrate the engine in 2018 in a driveable light-duty truck.

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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.

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