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Report: Toyota To Launch Lithium-Ion Prius Minivan Hybrid In Early 2011

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will introduce a new Prius minivan equipped with Li-ion batteries early next year—the first of a coming rollout of hybrids equipped with Li-ion packs. A hybrid vehicle that Toyota plans to introduce around 2015 will also offer a choice between the two batteries. The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp.

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Half of plug-in vehicles in the US in 2019 were mid-size cars

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However, PEVs are available in size classes ranging from two-seaters to minivans. Source: Argonne National Laboratory, Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010 – 2019 , June 2020. Together, compact cars and large cars accounted for nearly 30% of the PEV population.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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Chrysler calls it a “multipurpose vehicle,” but we will stick with modern minivan. The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has two main ways the battery is charged–plugging in or through regenerative braking when slowing or stopping. The only minivan with a plug. How It Works. What’s going on under the skin.

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Chrysler Group files S-1 for IPO; snapshot of R&D priorities; exploring a light-duty hydraulic hybrid

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Thermal management technologies not only help reduce fuel consumption, but are an important factor in extending battery range for hybrid electric and all-electric vehicle models. Chrysler says it is also exploring the development of other hybrid technologies, such as hydraulic power coupled with a gasoline engine for light-duty applications.

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Kelley Blue Book: average new-vehicle prices in US up 5.4% in May y-o-y; average EV price down 10.8%

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The estimated average transaction price for a light vehicle in the United States was $41,263 in May 2021, according to the analysts at Kelley Blue Book. New-vehicle prices increased $2,125 (up 5.4%) from May 2020, while increasing $493 (up 1.2%) from April 2021. Mid-size Car. Mid-size Pickup Truck. Mid-size SUV/Crossover. Sports Car.

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Road Test: 2021 Toyota Sienna Hybrid

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All-New, All-Hybrid Family-Friendly Minivan. To further its electrification commitment, Toyota has released two 2021 hybrid-only models–the Venza crossover and the Sienna minivan. Next up for 2021 is the all-new Sienna Hybrid minivan, which previously was powered only by a gasoline V6. Story and photos by John Faulkner.

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Chrysler Slings Updates at Pacifica for 2024

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While the majority of Americans have long since decamped in favor of crossovers and SUVs, there remains a dedicated cadre of buyers committed to the family minivan. This decision deletes a few features or makes them optional (power liftgate, ambient lighting, and the like) but opens the plug-in hybrid price point to more customers.

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