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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: electric Microbus finally arrives

Charged EVs

DC fast-charging is quoted at up to 200 kilowatts; as usual, that’s under ideal circumstances. We weren’t able to recharge the Buzz during our short time with the test vehicles, but we look forward to doing so when we get one for a longer test. What is it, and who wants it?

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Road Test: 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz RWD

Clean Fleet Report

hours 480V DC Fast Charging – 10-80% in 30 minutes or less Additional charging will be through regenerative braking that converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. So driving around town, stuck in stop-and-go rush hour freeway traffic or coasting down hills will recharge the battery.

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Road Test: 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge AWD Ultimate

Clean Fleet Report

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. EV range is a plus The XC90 Recharge AWD is easy to drive. kWh battery (14.7

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Chrysler calls it a “multipurpose vehicle,” but we will stick with modern minivan. The only minivan with a plug. The Pacifica Hybrid does not have a Level 3/DC fast charging capability. So driving around town, being stuck in stop-and-go rush hour highway traffic or coasting down hills recharges the battery. How It Works.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

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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FCA unveils Chrysler Portal concept: next-gen family transportation for Millenials; electric, semi-autonomous, connected, flexible

Green Car Congress

The four modes or generations of family transportation have been defined as station wagons, minivans, SUVs and crossovers; millennials will seek their own version of a family vehicle. The Chrysler Portal concept is backed by significant research on the millennial generation.

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News: 2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz

Clean Fleet Report

Revisiting and updating the past Volkswagen walked away from the bus and van market right about the time minivans became the rage, though it did soldier on with the low-volume Type 2 Vanagon until 2002. So driving around town, stuck in stop-and-go rush hour freeway traffic, or coasting down hills will recharge the battery.