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Toyota and Lexus 800V EVs, F-150 Lightning home power backup cost, Stellantis electrifies in Canada: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The electric replacements for gas-swilling Dodge muscle cars and Chrysler minivans start to take form in factory revamps. The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning is. Lexus and Toyota have plans involving big battery packs and 800-volt charging. And the F-150 Lightning system that can power your home gets priced out.

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Ford patents movable in-vehicle table

Baua Electric

Ford wants to make vehicle interiors more like living rooms. Ford movable in-vehicle table patent image According to the patent application, the table would be mounted to a base affixed to the floor, and have a pivoting arm that would allow it to be positioned either parallel or perpendicular to a vehicle’s center line.

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Tesla Model S 'D,' Chrysler Plug-In Hybrid, Ford Compact Pickup: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today''s news includes the much-anticipated unveiling of the Tesla "D" all-wheel drive Model S electric car and its "Autopilot" feature, as well as Chrysler''s announcement of a plug-in hybrid minivan, and the restart of the Department of Energy loan program that funded Tesla and Fisker. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Chrysler and EPA to partner on hydraulic series hybrid powertrain for light duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

Chrysler Group LLC and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are working together to determine the possibility of adapting a hydraulic series hybrid system for application in large passenger cars and light-duty vehicles. following a meeting with Sergio Marchionne, Chrysler Group CEO, and Lisa P. Earlier post.)

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Aries SE Four-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Lee Iacocca 's Chrysler Corporation sold K-Cars in the United States for the 1981 through 1989 model years, saving itself from near-certain bankruptcy in the process. For the 1980s, GM created the X-Cars , Ford offered Fox sedans and American Motors had the Concord. liter Chrysler. liter Mitsubishi Astron aka "Hemi 2.6"

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Kelley Blue Book finds average EV price in US down 5.4% in January due to Tesla price cuts

Green Car Congress

The majority of non-luxury brands—including Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Honda, Kia, Mazda, and Subaru—all saw ATP declines between 0.3% Meanwhile, vans and minivans had the lowest incentives, with less than 1% of ATP. month over month in January. of ATP, according to Kelley Blue Book estimates.

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Q3 Sales Up 11.6% for EVs With OEM Reported Sales Numbers

EV Adoption

Ford F-150 Lightning: 181.5% Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid: -49.0% Ford E-Transit: -40.2%. Ford F-150 Lightning: 181.5% Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid: -49.0% Ford E-Transit: -40.2%. decline in Q3 sales, the Ford Mustang Mach-E is on track to end 2023 as the top-selling non-Tesla BEV. 4: 301% BMW i4: 206.6%

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