Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2017

Toyota’s carbon fiber closure panels for the 2017 Prius Prime and Lexus LC500 ( earlier post ), and Faurecia’s Adaptive Valve for exhaust systems employed on the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado took the top honors for the module category. In addition, the all-new Pacifica minivan also makes strategic use of aluminum. 2017 Chrysler Pacifica.

Chrysler 150

Chrysler 2017 Toyota Minivan 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2014

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) Chrysler Brand will launch two plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) over the next several years, said Al Gardner, President and CEO of the Chrysler Brand, during the FCA Investor Day presentations at Auburn Hills, Mi. FCA will launch a PHEV minivan in 2016 to comply with ZEV requirements. —Bob Lee.

Chrysler 294

Chrysler PHEV 2016 Gasoline 294

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2012

The VEMB system uses a concentric camshaft, blow-down manifold and scavenge manifold to separate the exhaust event into two phases: high-energy blow-down to the turbo without pumping losses, and high-hydrocarbon scavenge to the EGR system. SUV/Minivan) compared to about 5% with conventional cylinder deactivations, and about 7.2%

Fuel Economy 218

Fuel Economy Downsizing Economy Engine 218

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2014

They presented their results in a paper at SAE 2014 World Congress in Detroit. In addition, two minivans were subjected to coastdowns to examine the similarity in derived coefficients for two duplicate vehicles of the same model. The SUV, a 2009 Ford Explorer with a 4-liter V6 engine, was also tested while towing an enclosed trailer.

Fuel Economy 313

Fuel Economy Economy Cost Of Fuel 313

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2013

legal light-duty vehicles from 1984 to present. The study includes various sizes of sedans, wagons, and SUVs, as well as pickup trucks, minivans and a few “muscle” and sports cars. It also offers consumer information and advice pertaining to vehicle fuel economy and energy-related issues such as driving tips.

Fuel Economy 326

Fuel Economy Economy Fuel MPH 326

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 20, 2024

The drive and power modes described above present several options for tailored driving. The negative was the exhaust note (when in hybrid mode), which was too loud and quickly became tiresome. Sport mode, activated by a button on the center dash, adjusts the throttle response, transmission shift points and steering feel.

Dodge 67

Dodge Plug-in Plug Hybrid 67

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

The back-end has horizontal LED taillights and round, chrome-tipped twin exhaust ends that are integrated into a wind-channeling lower fascia. If you are ready to scrap the minivan and SUV, get down to your local Subaru dealer and tell the sales representative you need to take a long, winding test drive. A Driver’s Interior.

MPG 85

MPG Clean Cleaning Miles 85