Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

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. The majority of the emissions and fuel savings from current vehicles, EPA noted, is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Or how about 32 miles on no gasoline at all as you chauffeur around the kids and do in-town errands? Chrysler calls it a “multipurpose vehicle,” but we will stick with modern minivan. The 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter The only minivan with a plug. How It Works.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 5, 2021

All-New, All-Hybrid Family-Friendly Minivan. Toyota long ago made a commitment to hybrids, with the Prius being the most successful result of the company’s commitment to combining electricity and gasoline. Next up for 2021 is the all-new Sienna Hybrid minivan, which previously was powered only by a gasoline V6.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

ft 2 (2.4%); cars increased 1 ft 2 (2.1%); minivans/vans increased 1.0 Since MY 2008, market share has shifted towards car SUVs and truck SUVs, and away from cars, pickups, and minivans/vans. Mercedes and BMW are the leading manufacturers for non-hybrid stop/start, and GM and Honda are utilizing cylinder deactivation the most.

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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

OCTOBER 11, 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. Overall fuel economy (miles per gallon gasoline equivalent) and average tailpipe + net upstream CO 2 emissions for EVs and PHEVs in 2014 Trends report.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

However, standard hybrids actually outperformed every other group with 26 percent fewer problems than vehicles wholly reliant on gasoline. Lexus and Toyota took the number one and two spots, respectively, and were followed by Mini, Acura, Honda, Subaru, Mazda, Porsche, BMW, and Kia. SUVs, crossovers, and minivans were next.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2009

Nissan is likely to develop a low-cost, compact powertrain similar to those in Honda hybrids, with an electric motor to provide additional power to a constantly working engine. The hybrids are expected to be 50-60% more fuel efficient than their gasoline-powered counterparts.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies, the report observed. 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. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

Honda is well underway in a $700 million effort to retool three of its plants and create a new $3.5 EV sales totals for all but Tesla—or it might take a more conservative approach, making many hundreds of gasoline models. 2024 Honda Prologue A strategic EV advantage with shifting demand? billion battery plant for U.S.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

In an interview Monday, Mr. Ghosn said Nissan decided to accelerate development of battery-powered vehicles because of high gasoline prices and environmental concerns, not just because of the need to meet stricter fuel-economy standards. Honda ( HMC ). Nissan also expects to sell a lineup of electric vehicles globally by 2012.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. These European designs are perfectly good EVs, although their limited battery range and high price compared to the gasoline versions are major drawbacks. It debuted in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

While the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be much more expensive than its gasoline-fueled peers and will likely need substantial reductions in manufacturing cost in order to become commercially viable. Chrysler’s product strength is in the pickup, SUV, and minivan segments—all of which are relatively low in fuel efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2009

He shared research that “ People assume a quieter minivan is a safer minivan. Gasoline may cost between $3-$5 while you own this vehicle. ’“ This is one of the reason Honda reintroduced the Insight, they wanted the Insight to be a unique body style rather than a powertrain option on a Civic.

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Charged EVs

JUNE 2, 2023

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. That put it squarely in competition with segment leaders Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. On the other hand, it’s a minivan with sliding side doors. It’s been on sale in Europe for a year, as has the Cargo commercial-van variant.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2013

While the Model S is a sedan, it also exceeded the safety score of all SUVs and minivans, according to Tesla. The Model S has the advantage in the front of not having a large gasoline engine block, thus creating a much longer crumple zone to absorb a high speed impact. Based on the data, Tesla said, it achieved a combined record of “5.4

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

0:00 / 4:40 Battery power for Chrysler The Circuit will be a purely plug-in car - there will be no gas tank or gasoline engine at all - with an expected range of 150 to 200 miles on a full charge. A few electric cars added to the mix will really boost that average, making things easier on the gasoline-powered side of the ledger.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

by the IDBuzz minivan. What you will get with the ID4 AWD is better performance than any gasoline-powered compact crossover, such as a Nissan Rogue or Honda CR-V. Pricing, Warranties and Safety. The ID4 will be followed in the U.S.

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Baua Electric

JULY 20, 2023

Lately, it sells 3 top rate EVs – 001 taking pictures brake, 009 MPV (minivan), and the original member of Zeekr’s population – the compact SUV Zeekr X. Alternative examples may well be Brilliance-BMW, Dongfeng-Honda, and FAW-Toyota. All are in keeping with Geely’s SEA platform. So, as a purchaser, you selected from SAIC-VW ID.4

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." Company says its focusing on gasoline and hydrogen. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Still, the instant torque of the electric motor is a rush you get to experience all the time in city driving; each time you pull away from a red light and stop sign youre wondering why gasoline engines ever became popular. For now, if you want to keep moving, you need to keep pressing go. No coasting available.

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