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2024 Honda Prologue: Japan’s most American brand gets serious about EVs

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Since then, in North America, Honda has sold two pure EVs in tiny numbers: the 2013-2014 Honda Fit EV (82 miles of EPA range) and the 2017-2019 Honda Clarity Electric midsize sedan (89 miles of range). The minivan didn’t help the smaller Japanese company, which exited passenger cars in 1993 and the US market altogether in January 2009.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: electric Microbus finally arrives

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Iconic shape, two-tone telltale The ID.Buzz still gets as many glances, photos, and questions from bystanders as it did when production was announced in August 2017. VW stays strictly away from the word minivan, saying only 3 percent of hand-raisers for the Buzz are minivan owners. Photos by John Voelcker.

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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

Green Car Congress

The report is the authoritative reference for real-world fuel economy, technology trends and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions, for new personal vehicles sold in the US every year since 1975. Preliminary MY 2017 values suggest that average weight will be up 9 pounds and horsepower up 2 hp. Source: EPA. ft 2 (-0.4%).

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

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.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

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The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. On the other hand, it’s a minivan with sliding side doors. How popular was the concept?

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Road Rally Review: Driving a Volkswagen ID. Buzz for 5,000 miles through Europe

The Truth About Cars

In 2017, VW displayed a retro electric van concept with a retro style, harkening back to the iconic T2 Transporter or micro bus. Buzz had plenty of personality and proved to be a comfortable, fun vehicle to road rally with. Like any concept, there was speculation whether it’d actually get produced. In 2022 it did. Behold, the ID.

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After delays, the VW ID.7 now won’t be coming to the US at all

Baua Electric

Further, gas car sales have been in long term decline since 2017, whereas EV sales have risen drastically in that time period. You can also reach out about the ID.Buzz , if a quirky electric minivan is more your speed. Compare personalized solar quotes online and receive guidance from unbiased Energy Advisers.