Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

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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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Chrysler’s vehicle lineup has dwindled to the point that the automaker is left with a single horse in its stable: The Pacifica minivan. The minivan pioneer has big plans for its family hauler, and company CEO Christine Feuell recently told journalists that it would roll out a mid-cycle update for the vehicle soon.

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

Kia replaced its aging North American minivan with the Carnival in 2022, which brought a stylish family hauler with a plush interior and great tech. Spy images popped up on the motorsjason account on Instagram, showing a few angles of the refreshed minivan.

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All Cars Electric

OCTOBER 17, 2009

In response to criticism and in an attempt to be forthcoming with the public, Tesla VP of Business Development Diarmuid O'Connell wrote a post on Tesla's blog explaining where the funds from the federal loans will be. A few months back, Tesla was approved for low cost loans under the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

After sunsetting the burly 300 sedan, Chrysler showrooms could use an infusion of new product, though it has been some spell since there were any more than three different things on sale at at any one time (200, 300, and minivan variants). Buyers with families could choose the 300 or Sebring, not to mention the (then) ubiquitous minivans.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

You can see the five levels of autonomy from the SAE below, courtesy of a May Mobility blog post. May Mobility plans to begin demonstration tests in 2024 using self-driving vehicles based on the Sienna minivan, according to the report.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

Minivans are nowhere near as popular as SUVs, with buyers looking for family-friendly vehicles, but Toyota has seen an uptick in sales of Sienna this year. The automaker recently told Automotive News that it plans to boost production to meet increased demand for the hybrid-only minivan. Pricing for the 2025 van starts at $40,635.

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China EV

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The Wuling I visited has many outer vestiges of its old state-owned days including disused railroad tracks running into the plant and piles of coal still left from when it was burned to heat and light the minivan plant. I wrote a ChinaEV blog in November 2012 titled “To see the future for GM in China look at the SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture.”

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JULY 27, 2023

As it did with the Carnival minivan, Kia mimicked the Telluride’s muscular lines with the updated styling, though changes focus mostly on the front end. The long-running Sorento is due for a facelift after a few years on sale in its current form, and it appears it’s getting one – at least in South Korea.& inch screens.

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Plug Me In

APRIL 9, 2024

Up to halfway through Morocco, I could travel by train, then mainly buses and minivans. But according to the blogs I read, I had nothing to worry about. When I looked up information about the country, Nouakchott was described on many blogs as “the worst capital in the world.” I discovered a local market.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

There are much cheaper minivans on the market, meaning someone would really need to be interested in an unique EV for them to pull the trigger on the Buzz. But it is hard to imagine it having mass-market success, even if it ends up being the most luxurious minivan ever built.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

now, Jeep sells two plug-in hybrids, Chrysler has a PHEV minivan, and there are also the Dodge Hornet and Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV twins. We’ll see several new EVs from the automaker starting this year, from the Jeep Wagoneer S to the Ram 1500 REV. Though it doesn’t currently have a fully electric vehicle in the U.S.

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MAY 23, 2024

But Mitsubishi may be thinking long term, as there are few vehicles more versatile or practical than the humble minivan. While they haven’t gotten any more popular, market analysts expect minivans to see modest growth in the years ahead — spurred primarily by more American families needing a single do-it-all vehicle.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

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. For 2024, Chrysler is rewarding them with a smattering of updates to its Pacifica.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Elsewhere in the showroom, the Prologue is scheduled to land in the coming months, the Odyssey minivan is due for some tweaks, and a fuel cell CR-V is in the works for certain markets. The entire Civic lineup gets styling tweaks for the ’25 model year, presumably like the ones shown in that hero shot above.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

Gallery: GMC Denali Turns 25 View Gallery 27 photos Those of us with long (and weird) memories might recall Mercury tripped into this same good fortune with its Villager Nautica minivan, though that brand failed to capitalize on the opportunity. And no hate Ive owned several Grand Marquis sedans.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 3, 2024

The electric hypercar company was developing an autonomous taxi based around the Renault Espace minivan. News of the endeavor broke in 2021, when the media caught wind of a filing with the Croatian Ministry of Transportation.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 14, 2025

It came a few months after the announcement that Chrysler would transition to an all-electric brand by the mid-2020s, raising questions about the future of this beloved blue-collar luxury brand after the discontinuation of the Chrysler 300 by year-end, leaving only the Pacifica minivan in its 2024 lineup.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

It rides on a dedicated EV platform and was developed from the start as an electric van, so its not an EV retrofit of the Kia Carnival minivan. Kias teaser images showed passenger and cargo variants, but we havent gotten a look at the vans interiors yet.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Wagons haven’t been fashionable in North America since they were supplanted by the minivan in the 1980s. As the best sport wagons tend to be manufactured overseas and a sound business case has to be made before the automaker is willing to make the necessary investments to export them into our market.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Saloon looks like a minivan concept from the early 1980s — boasting a wedge shape and tons of glass. That supposition is based on the Saloon concept, which the manufacturer had on hand at CES and claimed would be the first model in the lineup. Though the vehicle will undoubtedly have to change in order for that to become a reality.

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JULY 31, 2024

Four of the additional models - a minivan sold under the names of Noah and Voxy, and the RAV4, Harrier, and Lexus LM - are still in production by Toyota while three are no longer manufactured. One could argue that the rigid protocols and checklist result in a better final product or that it’s hampering production unnecessarily.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Thankfully, since parts of the powertrain in the Circuit are also used in other Chrysler ENVI vehicles - like the all-electric USPS minivan that was unveiled earlier today - work that is done on one model can be applied to others. For now, if you want to keep moving, you need to keep pressing go. No coasting available.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Possibilities include a minivan and an Jeep Wrangler-like off-roader. Some will be electric-only, others will be extended-range vehicles in which a gasoline engine will generate electricity on board after about 40 miles of driving on a fully charged battery. They will also differ greatly in terms of vehicle type.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman, Product Development, and Chairman, GM North America in GMs Fastlane Blog ) 7/26/06 But Micky Bly, engineering director of GMs hybrid programs, says the lithium-ion batteries required by the plug-ins drive up costs, making them difficult to market. ( Red Herring ).

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Five other vehicles were involved, including a minivan with seven people inside. The NTSB asked 17 automakers to add anti-speeding tech to new vehicles going forward, following an extremely deadly crash in Las Vegas last year that left nine people dead. The crash was caused by a driver traveling 103 mph in a 2018 Dodge Challenger.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

SUVs, crossovers, and minivans were next. While body types weren’t as relevant as powertrain options in terms of reliability, traditional passenger vehicles continued to outperform the pack. Sedans, hatchbacks, and wagons yielded the highest overall reliability scores.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 0002

Wider, more spacious seats are generally considered a good thing for minivans, but thats not the case when they dont comply with vehicle safety regulations. Volkswagen found that out the hard way with the new ID.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 2, 2025

Its likewise shockingly quick for a minivan , particularly when optioned with all-wheel drive. Unless youre never taking the family on an extended road trip, Volkswagens Buzz probably wont outclass something like a Toyota Sienna or Honda Odyssey in terms of everyday practicality.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 15, 2024

Despite having fallen out of favor with the average American decades ago, due to the rise of the minivan, station wagons have remained coveted by U.S. automotive enthusiasts.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

↓ ↑ report 10 Pixls 11:45PM (4/09/2009) well i think, in a perfect world there would be some level of uniformity to the batteries per car of course not all cars would have the same pack, that would be impossible, but perhaps, an SUV pack, a sport pack, minivan pack, and like regular car or something.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 23, 2025

The automaker recently restarted operations at its minivan production facility, recalling more than half of the 900 temporarily laid-off workers at the plant. Stellantis temporarily shuttered one of its Canadian production facilities as it assessed the impacts of President Trumps tariffs, but the shutdown didnt last long.

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