Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2011

GM plans to launch a new hatchback and a multi-purpose vehicle—essentially a small minivan—likely in 2012 and 2013, Akerson told reporters.The automaker also will likely launch a plug-in hybrid version of the Cadillac SRX crossover, he said.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 7, 2014

The first green news was that Chrysler will build small numbers of plug-in hybrid minivans and large SUVs to meet emission regulations. Yesterday''s multi-hour presentation of the five-year plan for the combined Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was called "Chryslerpalooza" by local Detroit reporters who sat through it.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2009

A prototype electric minivan for the USPS. If approved, Chrysler LLC plans to use funds to build a demonstration fleet of the plug-in hybrid (PHEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs), as well as create a new-vehicle electrification technology and manufacturing center located in Michigan. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2016

The nearly 5,900 employees at Windsor Assembly are bringing more than 33 years of minivan production knowledge and expertise to the launch of the Pacifica Hybrid. Since launching the first minivan in 1983, the Windsor plant has built 10 million of the more than 14.3 —Brian Harlow, Head of Manufacturing, FCA – North America.

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 27, 2024

GM would build the car for Honda alongside the Chevy in its Ramos Arizpe plant. Students of auto industry history will recall that Honda rebadged an Isuzu Trooper as the Acura SLX, while Honda in turn provided Isuzu with an early generation of the Odyssey minivan—which Isuzu relabeled an Oasis and sold for the 1996 through 1999 model years.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2019

Volkswagen will continue building the Alltrack at the Puebla, Mexico plant through December 2019 to provide enthusiasts additional opportunity to own an affordable, European-designed wagon. SUVs have definitely assumed the mantle of family haulers from the station wagons and minivans we remember from our childhoods. 2019 Gold Alltrack.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

Its Wuling Sunshine minivan was China’s most popular vehicle, with sales of 295,789 units in the first half. Demand for the Wuling Rong Guang premium minivan, which was launched a year ago, nearly topped 100,000 units, while sales of SAIC-GM-Wuling’s Chevrolet Spark mini-car rose 60.0% from the first half of 2008. to 32,065 units.

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Unfortunately, our early-build test cars did not include the hitch, so we can’t weigh in on how it works. VW stays strictly away from the word minivan, saying only 3 percent of hand-raisers for the Buzz are minivan owners. What is it, and who wants it? One of the biggest questions around the ID.Buzz is what it competes with.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2010

SGMW will begin building the new network for passenger vehicles following the official launch of the Baojun brand. SAIC-GM-Wuling manufactures a range of Wuling brand mini-trucks and minivans as well as the Chevrolet Le Chi mini-car. It is based in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 17, 2019

Ford plans to build an all-electric F-series truck. Lincoln's making electric "elegant." Tesla has released a new portable Level 2 home charger. And Chinese automaker GAC showed a U.S.-designed designed concept at the Detroit auto show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Currently, the only near-term options for available PEV supply are sedans, minivans, vans and a few bucket trucks. The FPL Group/Duke Energy initiative was developed following the March 2009 Clinton Global Initiative Planning Retreat, a forum for building industry leadership. Jim Rogers, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2018

The first fleet of Voyage vehicles using AWare are Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans with additional models to be added in future. Renovo has a history of building full-vehicle safety systems and has a long-running partnership with Stanford University focused on research into advanced vehicle control strategies.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Hyundai is gearing up to launch its first all-electric minivan. Production is set to begin next year, and the EV minivan is expected to play a key role in its global expansion. Hyundai will launch its first EV minivan in 2025 The Staria is Hyundais successor to the Starex, its multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), launched in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2017

This new goal builds upon earlier-announced plans for Honda and Acura vehicles to have highly-automated freeway driving capability (SAE Level 3) by 2020. Honda Sensing was first introduced on the 2015 Honda CR-V and has since been applied to the Honda Civic, Pilot SUV, Ridgeline pickup and just-launched 2018 Odyssey minivan.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

Achates is building the analytical models to figure out how to design the ports for any given applications. liter opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition engine applicable to large passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, SUVs and minivans. Achates then exercises the models for a specific customer’s application. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In fact, average MSRP has increased more than average ATP year over year, indicating automakers are still building a richer mix of expensive models and fewer value vehicles. Meanwhile, vans, minivans and luxury full-size SUVs had the lowest incentives, all less than 1% of ATP. of ATP, according to Kelley Blue Book estimates.

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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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Green Car Reports

JUNE 9, 2016

They say you never really forget how to ride a bike, but if you're Chrysler, you may temporarily forget how to build a minivan. Its last generation of Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans were, frankly, subpar.

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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. Called Ionna, the joint venture aims to build 30,000 chargers by the end of the decade, and they will be brand-agnostic, meaning any EV can charge.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 23, 2024

With new vehicle prices having surpassed parody, any automaker building affordable vehicles may soon find themselves getting a lot of attention from customers who just want something that will work for under $40,000 and that’s basically all Mitsubishi sells.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 21, 2024

And if you’ve done plenty of drive time in full-size, truck-based vans and minivans alike, it’s a driving experience that’s clearly in the minivan zone. 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz VW has no plans to build the ID.Buzz in the U.S. Remember when minivans made a design statement? The ID.Buzz is quite wide, at 78.1

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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. Rimac is trying to build an entire ecosystem for automated EVs. Regardless, Rimac confirmed that it’s building a Croatian factory dedicated toward its robotaxi program. General Motors’ Cruise).

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Hyundai also plans to promote EV sales, build charging stations, and establish a battery manufacturing facility in Malaysia. to manufacture its multipurpose vehicle (MPV), the Staria minivan. Hyundai Motor will invest $479 million in Malaysia over the next five years, starting in 2025.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Outfitting of a high-volume manufacturing facility to build DC Bus Capacitors for the electric drive vehicle industry. Develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Powerex, Inc. Youngwood, PA. Creating an electric drive semiconductor development, qualification, and production center.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 11, 2023

Minivans are better than crossovers. In a roughly similar package, a minivan gives a family more space for both people and cargo than a three-row crossover, as the floor is lower. They’ve recently brought us the Grand Highlander and the Sienna minivan is a shining monument to soccer parents past and future. It shouldn’t be.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 18, 2024

It is certainly possible that Honda will build to this target of 40 percent and force demand; after all, Civics tend to sell no matter what’s on the ground. 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.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

The company also continues its plan with the Department of Energy to build a small test fleet of plug-in hybrid Ram 1500 pickup trucks and minivans. As part of its five-year plan, Chrysler Group currently is developing a Ram 1500 with traditional hybrid capability for 2010.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

While it’s not as legendary of a nameplate as other icons of motoring, the Pathfinder was once a rugged body-on-frame SUV that could go just about anywhere, it’s now a minivan without the utility of a minivan. Toyota bZ4X: That the champion of hybrids can’t or won’t build a competitive EV probably shouldn’t be surprising.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Chrysler debuts all-electric minivan Alisa PriddleThe Detroit News April 22, 2009 12:00 PM Chrysler LLC is celebrating Earth Day with the presentation of four all-electric minivans to the United States Postal Service in Washington today.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2017

The new report builds on two earlier reports published by ITDP and UC Davis’s STEPS (Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways) program: “A Global High Shift Cycling Scenario” (2015) and “A Global High Shift Scenario: Impacts and Potential for More Public Transport, Walking and Cycling with Lower Car Use” (2014). —Fulton et al.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 28, 2024

Discarded examples of the first- generation Chrysler minivans have been much more difficult to find, but I ran across this '87 Caravan in Colorado Springs last week. The K-platform -based Chrysler minivan first appeared as a 1984 model, as the Caravan and Plymouth Voyager. four-cylinder with 150 horses tearing up the front tires.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 27, 2025

Naturally, I suggested a decade-old Toyota or Honda minivan. Daimler-Benz and (a bit later) DaimlerChrysler were forced to make a choice between aiming for unbeatable build quality and aiming for unbeatable technology/design in the wake of appearance of the 1990 Lexus LS 400.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

After selling a record 113,419 EVs in 2023 (+70% YOY), Volvo expects to build on its momentum this year. It even launched its first electric minivan in China (EM90). Volvo’s leader explained, “We have much more pricing power, and people have got more disposable income, so they can afford it if they want to drive an EV.”

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MAY 20, 2008

N ow that the number one automaker and the number two automaker has made the commitment to building Plug In hybrid / electric vehicles by 2010, another automotive giant is joining the race. Here is the story from the New York Times : Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S. It can also be about a small commercial vehicle and a small crossover.”

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 16, 2024

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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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

It’s official: Chrysler will finally launch an electric Pacifica minivan. The model builds on previous concepts, like the Airflow crossover introduced in 2022. The company is developing clever storage ideas that could make it even more functional than Volkswagen’s recently introduced ID.Buzz. That will change soon.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The low-cost electric SUV continues building momentum after the EX30 surged to become Europe’s second best-selling EV in August. It also launched its first luxury electric minivan, the EM90 , in China, starting at about $114,000 (818,000 yuan). In Europe, Volvo’s sales reached 31,276 last month, up 32% compared to September 2023.

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