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2021 Toyota Sienna minivan goes all-hybrid

Green Car Reports

The idea of minivans at the center of American suburban life is as obsolete as video-rental stores or answering machines. That said, the idea of sliding side doors, easy access for kids, and space, space, and more space is all fresh again to a new generation of families and active types, albeit with more of a niche approach.

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Honda Spills Beans on Future Product, Shows Civic Hybrid

The Truth About Cars

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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Chrysler Pacifica PHEV Gets The Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval

CleanTechnica EVs

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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Nobody Knows if the BMW M5 Touring is Coming to America

The Truth About Cars

But it’s probably a good idea to temper whatever excitement you may have about the M5 Touring being broadly available here. 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. kWh battery needs to be recharged.

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2025 Volvo EX30, Aston Martin Bulldog: Automotive Information Headlines

Baua Electric

A thinly veiled idea model shall be unveiled nearest life and a teaser picture provides a excellent indication of what’s to come back. The prototype’s wave proprietor just lately restored the automobile and now it’s been pushed to a manage velocity of over 200 mph for the primary month. 2025 Volvo EX30 hits 60 mph in 3.4

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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

Electric Auto Association

An early adopter Sinclair’s first venture into the world of clean energy vehicles came in the early 2000’s when she and her husband purchased a Ford Escape Hybrid, a car they still own today. The idea of running out of power and getting stranded on the side of the road can be terrifying to women for safety reasons.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

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. This marketing choice by Ford is either a very bad idea (brand dilution) or a genius plan to move the pony car into the modern era. I’m hoping for the latter. as a 1999 model.

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