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2024 Honda Prologue: Japan’s most American brand gets serious about EVs

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Since then, in North America, Honda has sold two pure EVs in tiny numbers: the 2013-2014 Honda Fit EV (82 miles of EPA range) and the 2017-2019 Honda Clarity Electric midsize sedan (89 miles of range). A spacious five-seat utility vehicle, it’s EPA-rated at 273 to 296 miles of range. Both were purely compliance cars.

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Road Test: 2025 Toyota Sienna Hybrid

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Hybrid A Hybrid Family-Friendly Minivan Do you have a family of 4, 5, 6 or 7–and a dog? Plenty of power+fuel economy Using 87 octane fuel, the engine and transmission combination earned an EPA fuel economy rating of 36 mpg city/36 highway/36 combined. Yep, the only place you will find all three the same is on a hybrid.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: electric Microbus finally arrives

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The Buzz retails at $61,500 to $71,500, with EPA-rated combined ranges of 234 miles in base rear-wheel-drive form or 231 miles with optional 4Motion all-wheel drive. VW stays strictly away from the word minivan, saying only 3 percent of hand-raisers for the Buzz are minivan owners. 4 compact electric crossover.

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Kia Details the New Electric PV5 Van At Its EV Day Event In Spain

The Truth About Cars

While the never minivan people have a point about the vehicles being boring to drive and bulky, the new Kia PV5 might be cool enough to change some minds. The larger pack offers up to 249 miles of range on a charge, but that number will likely decrease a bit when measured on the EPAs more restrictive test cycle. kWh and 71.2

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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid PHEV minivan EPA-rated at 84 MPGe in electric-only mode; role of eFlite dual-motor/one-way clutch strategy

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Exceeding its initial program targets, the plug-in 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid ( earlier post ) has earned an electric-mode fuel economy rating of 84 miles-per-gallon-equivalent (MPGe) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). No other minivan has ever come close to this rating. (As All figures from fueleconomy.gov.).

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Honda Unveils 2011 Odyssey Minivan

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Honda has unveiled the 2011 Odyssey minivan, due to go onsale this fall. Preliminary EPA mileage estimates are determined by Honda. Final EPA mileage estimates are not available. Currently the Odyssey is best-selling minivan in the US. The company previewed a concept version at the Chicago Auto Show in February.

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EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

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EPA Trends report. The EPA report is an authoritative reference for CO 2 emissions, fuel economy, and powertrain technology trends for new personal vehicles in the United States. In the analysis, EPA uses overall fuel economy in mpg equivalent (mpge) and tailpipe CO 2 emission values. —EPA 2014 Trends report.