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.
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. Plug-in charging can be done at your home (and can be scheduled for off-peak hours to save on electricity costs) or a public charging station. The charge cord is neatly stored in a compartment in the rear cargo area.
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.
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 11, 2022
Brake regeneration is where kinetic braking energy is converted into electricity when slowing or coasting, and that electricity then stored in the battery. Clean Fleet Report reviews cars, crossovers, SUVs, trucks and minivans of all types; getting to know them by putting them through everyday driving as their designers planned.
Clean Fleet Report
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
For additional storage space, below the rear floor in the cargo area is a deep well for storing, among other things, the charging cord. by the IDBuzz minivan. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. cubic feet with the rear seat folded flat.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
An EV like this would need to store 6KWHrs of power in the batteries if we assume the system is 100% efficient. Chrysler used this for their EPIC Minivan and could charge at a rate of about one mile per minute. The cost of putting these on major freeways would be very high but the technology already exists.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
DaimlerChrysler has presented plug-in hybrids in commercial vans that have enough room to store the batteries, but the technology is not quite ripe for cars."Plug-in Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technologies are not yet competitive due primarily to the high cost of advanced batteries. By partnering with these two industries.
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