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2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid Max Review - Yeah, It Is That Good

The Truth About Cars

God knows I’m a big proponent of the minivan. But minivans have been in a massive decline ever since someone - that mythical someone - decided they were uncool. Toyota soldiers on as one of the few remaining automakers still carrying the minivan torch, now as an all-hybrid lineup.

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Customer story: Real-world examples of how our Emergency Mobile Charging Systems have made a difference

Setec Powerr

Imagine being on the road, and your dashboard says you’re about to run out of juice, and there’s no EV charging station nearby – what do you do? And mounting the equipment in a minivan increases its mobility and enables the flexibility to provide electricity service anywhere. Call a tow truck?

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January’s Secret: It’s the Best Month

Baua Electric

After December’s rush of Amazon eighteen-wheelers and minivans headed to Grandmother’s house, highway traffic falls sharply in January, and the year ahead, just days old, has the clarity of the open road. I feel like I’ve gone to the spa in January.”

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2024 Jeep Wrangler Review: A Refreshing Refresh

The Truth About Cars

But then I bought one when our minivan grew old and my bride expressed a desire for more wind-in-the-hair motoring on her commute. liter turbo with electric motors) will be the final gasp of dino juice in a Wrangler. Surely this is a feature that won’t trickle down to the minivan. If you want the 3.6-liter

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

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. The two couldn’t be more different. So how many of those 12,000 owners plug in their 4xe Jeeps? 54k MSRP.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chrysler used this for their EPIC Minivan and could charge at a rate of about one mile per minute. You could leave Los Angeles and drive to Baker, stop and have a meal while the car recharges, and have plenty of juice to make it to your hotel in Vegas. Some industrial sites are even set up with 440V 3 phase service.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers.