Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2018

China-based GAC Motor will feature its existing sedan, SUV, minivan and NEV at the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. This GA4 is a mainstream sedan built on GAC Motor’s own A-Class sedan platform. GAC Motor will debut the GA4, an all-new signature sedan at 2018 NAIAS. year-on-year increase.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Honda says that the VEZEL fuses the dynamic qualities of an SUV, the elegance of a coupe, the functionality of a minivan and excellent fuel economy. VEZEL HYBRID. Click to enlarge. Honda Motor Co., began sales of the VEZEL in Japan today. The conventional VEZEL is equipped with a 1.5L liter engine. VEZEL HYBRID. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

While overall sales growth has been slowing and market share battles are becoming increasingly competitive in the Chinese car and minivan market, the SUV and multipurpose vehicles (MPV) segments show significant strength. million and 1.2 million units sold, respectively. throughout the forecast window to reach 30.6 million by 2021.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2012

improvement in fuel economy on an E-class vehicle (e.g., SUV/Minivan) compared to about 5% with conventional cylinder deactivations, and about 7.2% on a D-class sedan compared to about 8%, Thomas said. VCD can deliver about a 4.5%

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Goodbye To the Minivan. Kia is out of the minivan business and is shaking up things with the all-new 2022 Carnival. The Korean car company will remind you it is not a minivan but an MPV or Multi-Purpose Vehicle. With those words it hopes to remove the stigma of people saying “I will never own a minivan.”. Drivetrain.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2013

While the Model S is a sedan, it also exceeded the safety score of all SUVs and minivans, according to Tesla. Since NHTSA selects vehicles for testing on the criteria noted above, there are, however, some competitive gaps in the data: no testing for Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Audi A8 or BMW 7-Series, for example.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Goodbye to the Minivan: Hello to the MPV For all those “I will never own a minivan” people, Kia wants them to take a look at the 2025 Carnival MPV (multi-purpose vehicle). A big one–minivan or MPV ? Exterior Styling: SUV or Minivan? Not the minivan look Calling it a MPV is tipoff to the Carnival design.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The Model X SUV remained “Much-Worse-Than-Average” for reliability, with ongoing problems including the falcon-wing doors and center display screen. The Grand Cherokee and Renegade improve to “Average,” while the Cherokee and Compass SUVs have “Below-Average” reliability. Jeep has mixed results, falling two spots to 22.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

In short, while the Company has made meaningful progress in its turnaround plan over the last few years, the progress has been far too slow, allowing the Company to continue to lag the best-in-class competitors. In the near term, Chrysler is planning to lift profitability by focusing on its more profitable truck and SUV segments.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 5, 2021

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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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Chrysler calls it a “multipurpose vehicle,” but we will stick with modern minivan. The only minivan with a plug. If Chrysler had their way, you will see it more as a multi-purpose vehicle than a minivan. The minivan stigma is exactly that, as the Pacifica Hybrid is as modern and versatile as anything on the road.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 27, 2024

SUVs were 53% of EV and 83% of PHEV sales in 2023 They’re heavier and less aerodynamic—thus less efficient—than cars Broadly, SUVs emit 20% more CO2 than cars regardless of powertrain Reflecting overall industry trends, most electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids sold in the U.S. EV and PHEV sales by size class (via U.S.

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Teslarati

MARCH 6, 2023

However, no brand has been more synonymously tied to “flippers” than Tesla vehicles, and that has been seen today as the Tesla Model S and X took home the KBB’s “Best Resale Value” award for their respective classes.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 16, 2021

If you are one of those “I will never drive a minivan” type of persons, please keep reading. When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in 2017, it was the only electrified minivan on the market. But the landscape has changed since 2017 as the 2021 Toyota Sienna minivan is now a hybrid. Ready to ride.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2025

3-Row Premium Midsize Plug-In Hybrid The 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge is the largest of the three Volvo plug-in hybrids (the XC40 is the smallest and the XC60 is in the middle), aging gracefully and remaining a solid choice for a premium midsize SUV with a plug. The minivan part comes in when all the seats are folded. long and 5.7

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Geely adds yet another EV brand READ MORE: China’s Geely launches new electric brand Galaxy Set to join the Zeekr 001 mid-size wagon, the Zeekr 009 full-size minivan and the small Zeekr X SUV in its Chinese line-up, the new model will be based on the same Geely developed SEA (Sustainable Experience Architecture) platform that the other three share.

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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. These days, we have oversized SUVs and crossovers to fill that niche and — for those seeking to maximize utility — they’re arguably the better option. BMW is probably wondering how many of those might opt for an M5 Touring instead.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 1, 2021

From there, the couple leased a Mercedes B-Class Electric, followed by a Honda Clarity EV. Mothers are driving the kids, the dog, and lots of stuff around town and there haven’t been a lot of electric minivans. Later, I educated myself on the many benefits of going all electric and we ordered our Nissan LEAF online in 2010.”

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Family Compact SUV Increases Power and Boosts Handling. by the IDBuzz minivan. Of course, it is based on your needs, but since Volkswagen doesn’t market the ID4 AWD as a sport SUV and you may not have the desire to get to 60 mph faster than you can spell M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I, why pay many thousands more for what you don’t need?

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

If you consider buying one, make sure you plan on spending time off-pavement seeking sand, mud and snow, as its DNA is far different from any other SUV on the market. The Wrangler Rubicon 4xe, however, with four doors and a longer wheelbase meant the ride would be more in-line with other SUVs. liter turbocharged gasoline engine.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Its just that the Gravity is an SUV. And Ive never, in 25+ years of evaluating vehicles, been in an SUV that drives quite like this. My inner g-sensors were reeling and I kept glancing into the rearview mirrorat two more spacious, minivan-like rows behind, which is what got me all turned around. In a good way, you hear?

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 17, 2021

With the coupe-like design, the sleek lines will cause you to pause about buying a crossover SUV. doesn’t have a ranking system for the cars, crossovers, minivans and trucks we review. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class. Exterior Statement. Clean Fleet Report.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Volvo’s CEO said that although middle-class buyers usually chose a Western brand in the past, the rise of Chinese EV makers has been even more detrimental to these brands. Volvo’s first electric minivan, the EM90 (source: Volvo) Volvo’s electric van is a “Scandinavian living room on wheels” with up to 458 miles (738 km) CLTC range.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

If you are ready to scrap the minivan and SUV, get down to your local Subaru dealer and tell the sales representative you need to take a long, winding test drive. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels.

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Baua Electric

JULY 16, 2024

Remember, this is an out-of-class, go ride in weird places that you couldn’t otherwise, have a wild time type of e-bike. I imagine most people will never fold it during normal use, but the ability to make the bike smaller does mean you could conceivably shove it in the back of a minivan or SUV more easily. How fast is it?

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Push EVs

MAY 9, 2023

Due to having a relatively modest battery for a large-ish SUV (64 kWh usable), and underwhelming efficiency, the real-world range is not class leading, but may be enough for some folks, given Norway’s well developed DC infrastructure. Let’s see how it gets on. times the volume of the runner up, Toyota BZ4X.

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Baua Electric

MAY 1, 2024

Is that a minivan? Is that an SUV? The Lucid Gravity is the startup automaker’s upcoming crossover SUV, but in many ways it redefines the genre in terms of packaging, design, and how it drives. Lucid Gravity prototype Lucid’s electric SUV will be a chameleon It all comes down to the angle in which the Lucid Gravity is viewed.

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Push EVs

JUNE 12, 2023

For plugins to get consistently above 95% share will require more diverse – and especially, more affordable – vehicle classes to be catered for. Notice that every member of the top 10 is (approximately) a mid-sized SUV or crossover, save for the ID.Buzz. The runners up were the Volkswagen ID.4, 4, and the BMW iX1. The Volkswagen ID.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2020

Small cars and minicars accounted for 15 of the 20 models with the highest death rates for model year 2017, while nearly half of the 20 models with the lowest death rates were luxury SUVs. Very large SUVs have the lowest overall death rate of any vehicle category with 15 fatalities per million registered vehicle years.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

SUVs, crossovers, and minivans were next. Sedans have fallen out of favor with consumers, but as a class they are very reliable,” explained Fisher. While body types weren’t as relevant as powertrain options in terms of reliability, traditional passenger vehicles continued to outperform the pack.

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