The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 18, 2024

While we’re sure they’ve still a few things up their sleeve (after all, the phrase “We can’t comment on future product” is a PR mainstay), the news does give us a good idea as to what’s in store – plus a shot of the 2025 Civic Hybrid. Also, the hybrid powertrain is promised in both sedan and hatchback body styles, so that’ll help.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

now, Jeep sells two plug-in hybrids, Chrysler has a PHEV minivan, and there are also the Dodge Hornet and Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV twins. We’ll see several new EVs from the automaker starting this year, from the Jeep Wagoneer S to the Ram 1500 REV. Though it doesn’t currently have a fully electric vehicle in the U.S.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 27, 2023

As it did with the Carnival minivan, Kia mimicked the Telluride’s muscular lines with the updated styling, though changes focus mostly on the front end. We could see the new model as soon as the summer of 2024, and there will likely be hybrid and plug-in hybrid variants alongside the gas model when it arrives.& inch screens.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

While the majority of Americans have long since decamped in favor of crossovers and SUVs, there remains a dedicated cadre of buyers committed to the family minivan. This decision deletes a few features or makes them optional (power liftgate, ambient lighting, and the like) but opens the plug-in hybrid price point to more customers.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Plug-in hybrids were even worse with 146 percent more issues. However, standard hybrids actually outperformed every other group with 26 percent fewer problems than vehicles wholly reliant on gasoline. But it also left your author wondering why standard hybrids weren’t seeing the same number of problems.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Wagons haven’t been fashionable in North America since they were supplanted by the minivan in the 1980s. liter V8 in a plug-in hybrid format. There have been some rumors that the model would be capable of short stints of all-electric driving and might use the same hybrid system as the XM SUV. kWh battery needs to be recharged.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 23, 2024

While nobody is willing to say which models the United States might be getting, retailers did tell Automotive News that Mitsubishi planned to deliver “an entry-priced plug-in hybrid crossover and a sporty passenger van this decade.” In fact, the massive decline in demand we’ve seen for the body style seems to have stabilized.

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