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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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Flash Drive: 2021 Volkswagen ID4 AWD

Clean Fleet Report

480V DC Fast Charging 56-62 miles in 10 minutes, 80 percent in 38 minutes or less. Driving around town, stuck in stop-and-go rush hour freeway traffic or coasting down hills will recharge the battery. For additional storage space, below the rear floor in the cargo area is a deep well for storing, among other things, the charging cord.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

An EV like this would need to store 6KWHrs of power in the batteries if we assume the system is 100% efficient. If we wanted to recharge this from 110V domestic service we would need to pull 10,800,000/110 = 96,000 amps. Chrysler used this for their EPIC Minivan and could charge at a rate of about one mile per minute.