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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: electric Microbus finally arrives

Charged EVs

Iconic design elements include very short overhangs, superb outward visibility due to upright seating and many windows, huge interior volume for its footprint, and rear-wheel drive. Volkswagen cites acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in roughly 6.0 We longed for one-pedal driving all the way down to 0 mph, but it’s not provided.

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Road Test: 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz RWD

Clean Fleet Report

Easy access The retro look of a boxy-but-aerodynamic design has power dual sliding side doors, a laid back windshield and an upright hands-free power tail gate. The ID.Buzz hints strongly at the classic microbus design, which was important for it to be instantly recognized as a Volkswagen. Reincarnated. feet long, 6.5 feet wide and 6.3

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Volvo EM90 Minivan Probably Not Coming to North America

The Truth About Cars

Earlier this year, Volvo teased the all-electric EM90 minivan. While minivans have become pure poison on our market, Asian countries still utilize them due to the fact that they offer more interior space than just about everything else. That’s mighty quick for a minivan, especially one as big (205 inches long) and heavy as the 009.

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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

Green Car Congress

Vehicle weight and power are two important design parameters that help determine a vehicle’s CO 2 emissions and fuel economy. The average 0-to-60 mph acceleration time was the same in MY 2016 as MY 2015. ft 2 (2.4%); cars increased 1 ft 2 (2.1%); minivans/vans increased 1.0 The average footprint for pickup trucks increased 1.5

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Lectric XPedition review: The minivan of e-bikes

Green Authority

There’s a unique, web-like design to the frame that does a good job distributing weight, and it has some plexiglass in spaces to protect against splashes or keep the passenger’s feat out. A kick-less kickstand: Lectric has designed a nifty dual-leg kickstand that really comes in handy. The new pedal assist is well-designed.

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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. Clean Fleet Report, on an all in-town test loop, never exceeding 45 mph, and encountering many stop lights, achieved 46.2 New Design. The new design is sleeker than its predecessor. 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. Oh, and could you get used to 32 miles of all-electric driving and 30+ mph when in hybrid mode? When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in 2017, it was the only electrified minivan on the market. How It Works.