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Supervan Returns! Ford’s Wackiest Concept Reborn as a 2000 HP EV

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What do you get when you cross a Tesla Model S Plaid with a minivan?

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Aries SE Four-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Though the extended Chrysler K Family had many members (including minivans and Maseratis ) and stayed in production deep into the 1990s, there were just five true K models sold in the United States: the Plymouth Reliant, Dodge Aries, Dodge 400, Dodge 600 and Chrysler LeBaron (though not all the LeBarons and 600s were genuine Ks).

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Cumulative worldwide sales of Toyota hybrids top 3M units

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Sales of the Prius began in North America, Europe and elsewhere in 2000. Next came the second-generation Prius in 2003 and the expanded use of TMC’s hybrid system on such vehicles as minivans, SUVs, rear-wheel-drive sedans and hatchbacks. In Japan, TMC launched the Coaster Hybrid EV in August 1997 and the Prius in December.

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Electrovaya launches next generation of MN series of Li-ion SuperPolymer cells; claims energy densities exceeding 200 Wh/g

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Energy densities range from 170 to 210 Wh/kg with peak power up to 2000 W/kg. Electrovaya provided the Li-ion battery packs for Chrysler’s test fleet of plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Phosphate-Series, with energy densities from 110 to 140 Wh/kg. Cobaltate-Series, for small cells only.

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Worldwide sales of Toyota Motor hybrids top 4M units; Prius family accounts for almost 72%

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Sales of the Prius began in North America, Europe and elsewhere in 2000. The second-generation Prius followed in 2003 along with the expanded use of TMC’s hybrid system on such vehicles as minivans, SUVs, rear-wheel-drive sedans and compact hatchbacks.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

Data is accrued primarily on model years from between 2000 and 2023. SUVs, crossovers, and minivans were next. Then, overall reliability scores are calculated by averaging results from 2021 to 2023, and some early 2024 data for each brand, depending on sample size.

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Cumulative sales of Toyota Motor hybrids top 2M units in Japan, 4.6M worldwide; 1.02M from Jan to Oct.

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Sales of the Prius began in North America, Europe and other markets in 2000. Toyota has expanded its hybrid lineup to include minivans, SUVs, rear-wheel-drive sedans and compact hatchbacks. In 1997 in Japan, TMC launched the Coaster Hybrid EV gasoline-electric hybrid minibus in August and the Prius, the following December.

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