The Truth About Cars

MAY 5, 2025

The last true station wagon offered new in American Ford dealerships was the 2007 Focus (no, the Flex doesn't count). That said, I think we all lost something when wagons (and hatchbacks, and sedans, and minivans, and sports cars, and motorcycles, and probably even Zambonis) became culturally irrelevant after the Rise of the SUV.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 26, 2012

In fact, if your family consists of the archetypal two kids, two adults, a dog, and a whole lot of luggage, the chances are you’ve longed for a minivan or crossover SUV-sized car with.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The most affordable vehicles—compact cars, compact SUVs and subcompact cars— had incentives between 3% to 4%, which is above industry average. The majority of non-luxury brands—including Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Honda, Kia, Mazda, and Subaru—all saw ATP declines between 0.3% month over month in January.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

The best-selling vehicle in the US is the Ford F-Series pickup truck, and the average price paid for a new F-Series is well into luxury territory at $66,451, according to Kelley Blue Book estimates. In December, Ford sold more than 75,000 F-Series trucks, its best month in 2022. over sticker price last month.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2011

The research project will focus on adapting the hydraulic hybrid system to a Chrysler Town & Country minivan equipped with a 2.4-liter, In 2004, EPA had combined a full series hydraulic hybrid system with a diesel engine in a 2003 Ford Expedition SUV. liter, inline four-cylinder gasoline engine. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

The vehicle categories seeing the most significant response increases in the 2011 survey compared with 2010 were SUVs, luxury vehicles, large pick-up trucks, and cross-overs. When asked to predict global market share winners over the next five years, Ford jumped to 43% seeing market share gains compared with 29% in 2010 and 13% in 2009.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Goodbye To the Minivan. Kia is out of the minivan business and is shaking up things with the all-new 2022 Carnival. The Korean car company will remind you it is not a minivan but an MPV or Multi-Purpose Vehicle. With those words it hopes to remove the stigma of people saying “I will never own a minivan.”. Drivetrain.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Ford ranks the highest at 18, down three spots from the previous year. Right below Ford on the list is Buick, which had performed well in recent years and was in the top 10 last year. The Model X SUV remained “Much-Worse-Than-Average” for reliability, with ongoing problems including the falcon-wing doors and center display screen.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The Trends report has been published annually since 1975 and covers all passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and all but the largest pickup trucks and vans. l/100 km), followed by car SUVs at 24.5 These data have been collected and maintained by EPA since 1975, and comprise the most comprehensive database of its kind.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2012

Most small, 2 wheel drive SUVs from MY 1975-2011 have been reclassified from trucks to cars; this lowers the absolute truck share, particularly since the mid-1980s when SUV sales began to increase rapidly. Daimler had the highest CO 2 emissions (and lowest fuel economy), followed by Chrysler and Ford.

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Teslarati

MARCH 6, 2023

Vehicles like the Rivian R1T, GMC Hummer EV, and Ford F-150 Lightning have become appreciating assets over the past few years. ” The Tesla Model S was recognized as the top of the luxury electric car segment, while the Tesla Model X took the top of the luxury electric SUV segment.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In Europe, it was smaller Jeeps—the subcompact Renegade and compact Compass family SUV—that got their plugs first. That’s not surprising—the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the company’s only previous plug-in hybrid, is a well-executed PHEV with an EPA-rated 32 miles of usable electric range that retains all the virtues of the Pacifica minivan.

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Teslarati

JUNE 18, 2024

The iZEV program in Ottawa, for example, offers $5,000 rebates for both BEVs and PHEVs (plug-in hybrids), as long as the base price of the vehicle is less than $55,000 for sedans and $65,000 for SUVs, minivans, and pickups. Hyundai was second with just 7,699, and Toyota (7,403), Ford (6,048), and Kia (4,703) round out the top 5.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 27, 2024

SUVs were 53% of EV and 83% of PHEV sales in 2023 They’re heavier and less aerodynamic—thus less efficient—than cars Broadly, SUVs emit 20% more CO2 than cars regardless of powertrain Reflecting overall industry trends, most electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids sold in the U.S. of EV sales, but just 10% of plug-in hybrid sales.

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Baua Electric

MAY 1, 2023

Ford wants to make vehicle interiors more like living rooms. Ford movable in-vehicle table patent image According to the patent application, the table would be mounted to a base affixed to the floor, and have a pivoting arm that would allow it to be positioned either parallel or perpendicular to a vehicle’s center line.

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Baua Electric

MAY 27, 2023

No longer way back, each and every mainstream automaker introduced no longer only one, however a number of minivans, a lot as they do with SUVs these days. For its phase, Renault introduced the little Modus, the compact Scenic and Magnificent Scenic and the midsize Espace, time Ford bought the B-Max, C-Max, S-Max and Galaxy in Europe.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 6, 2025

The Ramcharger still packs more battery power than many all-electric vehicles, such as the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the Tesla Model 3. Some truck loyalists have soured on all-electric pickups like the Ford F-150 Lightning , whose maximum 515-km range can drop by 50 percent or more when its towing or hauling heavy loads.

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Charged EVs

JUNE 2, 2023

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. Ford, Hyundai, Kia, and GM will all launch vehicles into that segment over the next couple of years. built Atlas 3-row SUV, a vehicle large enough that North America will be its single largest market. Then VW launched the U.S.-built

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

The comments come as several automakers, like Ford and GM, have scaled back EV investments. The electric SUV will be available in two versions: A single-motor extended range and a twin-motor performance model. Volvo EX30 interior (Source: Volvo Cars) Meanwhile, Volvo is also launching its first three-row electric SUV, the EX90.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

Mr. Ghosn said Nissan envisioned a broad range of electric vehicles , starting with small cars, and adding: “It’s not only about a small city car or a small minivan. Ford ( F ). And by the end of the decade two more hybrids will join the Escape SUV in Ford's gasoline-electric lineup.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 21, 2024

And if you’ve done plenty of drive time in full-size, truck-based vans and minivans alike, it’s a driving experience that’s clearly in the minivan zone. In parking lots, the same thing goes, within the reality that it’s every bit as long as some three-row SUVs. Remember when minivans made a design statement?

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Baua Electric

JULY 27, 2024

Stellantis cut prices on the Jeep Compass and Grand Cherokee SUVs earlier this year and added more content to its vehicles to adjust to the higher interest rate environment. Jeep will also bring back the Cherokee, which went out of production last year and left the brand less competitive in the largest segment of the SUV market.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 1, 2021

An early adopter Sinclair’s first venture into the world of clean energy vehicles came in the early 2000’s when she and her husband purchased a Ford Escape Hybrid, a car they still own today. Mothers are driving the kids, the dog, and lots of stuff around town and there haven’t been a lot of electric minivans.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 6, 2023

Honda Pilot: Examine Crossover SUVs Ferrari’s EV plant to be finished by way of mid-2024 Colorado’s made over credit score incentivizes smaller, less expensive EVs 2024 Acura ZDX to deliver built-in Google to emblem Kia Carnival vs. Honda Odyssey: Examine Minivans Gazoo Racing constructed a wild Toyota Prius to honour Le Mans Versatile Ford EV (..)

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Maybe the Ford Bronco in 2021? Headroom in the second row and legroom in the third row are both 42 inches -- which puts the ID.Buzz at an advantage over plenty of three-row SUVs and minivans, even with a 195-inch overall length. It's a head-turner, and it drew attention whenever we stopped for photos.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 26, 2023

Ford was well aware in the Eighties how the two-door market (especially at the luxury end) was in flux. There were simply fewer coupe buyers as Americans ran to minivans and the earliest family-friendly SUVs. Ford felt such a development was required in order for the new coupes to be taken seriously.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

Volvo’s new EVs see Ferrari-like wait times After unveiling the EX90 almost two years ago, Volvo’s flagship electric SUV is still in hot demand. Electrek’s Take While several rivals, including Ford, GM, Mercedes-Benz, and others, are pushing back EV initiatives, Volvo is plowing ahead. Volvo’s EX90 will start at $76,695 in the US.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

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. Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang. Road Test: 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT. Lapping your BRZ with expert instruction will reveal its full performance potential.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 17, 2021

With the coupe-like design, the sleek lines will cause you to pause about buying a crossover SUV. doesn’t have a ranking system for the cars, crossovers, minivans and trucks we review. Road Test: 2019 Ford Fusion Energi. Now in its second year, the 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid sets the bar high for five-passenger sedans.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. Establishing dealer network.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Following that, according Chryslers filings, will come electric-powered cars, SUVs and crossovers, some based on Fiat vehicles, according to the "viability plan" Chrysler submitted to the Treasury Department. Possibilities include a minivan and an Jeep Wrangler-like off-roader.

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Baua Electric

JULY 20, 2023

Lately, it sells 3 top rate EVs – 001 taking pictures brake, 009 MPV (minivan), and the original member of Zeekr’s population – the compact SUV Zeekr X. The tale about how he controlled to procure Volvo from Ford in 2010 could be enough quantity for a distant article. All are in keeping with Geely’s SEA platform.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2020

Small cars and minicars accounted for 15 of the 20 models with the highest death rates for model year 2017, while nearly half of the 20 models with the lowest death rates were luxury SUVs. Very large SUVs have the lowest overall death rate of any vehicle category with 15 fatalities per million registered vehicle years.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

In an odd marketing twist, the new Ford Mustang Mach-E is an all-new all-electric car, but wears a hugely iconic name that is nothing like traditional Mustangs except for its horse badge and vigorous powertrain. Next up will be the ID.Buzz electric minivan. Rivian will be delivering all-electric pickups and SUVs very soon.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2025

But then, in 2023, Ford announced it would adopt Teslas connector , and all the dominos started to fall. It wasnt until December 2023 half a year after Fords announcement that VW committed to switching to NACS in 2025 (though really, they were just waiting for SAEs certification of the standard, which was completed a few days prior ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

↓ ↑ report 10 Pixls 11:45PM (4/09/2009) well i think, in a perfect world there would be some level of uniformity to the batteries per car of course not all cars would have the same pack, that would be impossible, but perhaps, an SUV pack, a sport pack, minivan pack, and like regular car or something.

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