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Junkyard Find: 1987 Toyota Conversion Van

The Truth About Cars

Chrysler revolutionized the American family-hauler world in the 1984 model year when the Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan minivans first appeared. Here's an '87 that received the camper-conversion treatment, now residing in a Northern California car graveyard. I'm disappointed that Toyota never offered a sedan called the Toyota Car.

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Toyota Connected’s ‘Cabin Awareness’ concept uses new tech to detect occupants

Green Car Congress

Toyota Connected North America (TCNA), an independent software and innovation center of excellence, has introduced its Cabin Awareness concept technology that uses millimeter-wave, high-resolution 4D imaging radar to help detect occupants (including certain pets) in cars and has the potential to detect them if ever they’re left behind.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Postal Service. Postal Service for mail delivery.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Saft America, Inc. Toda America, Inc. $35. Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc. $40. Develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Accelerate the launch and commercialization of PHEVs and EVs by partnering with 15 of America's leading utilities. General Motors Corporation.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Visionary Vehicles Team w/Malcolm Bricklin (who brought the Subaru and the Yugo to America) aims for luxury PHEV. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs.

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