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FPL Group and Duke Energy Pledge 10-year, $600M+ Commitment to Transition Fleets to PHEVs and EVs

Green Car Congress

Currently, the only near-term options for available PEV supply are sedans, minivans, vans and a few bucket trucks. FPL Group’s principal subsidiaries are NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the largest generator in North America of renewable energy from the wind and sun, and Florida Power & Light Company, which serves 4.5

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Chrysler Group US sales up 10% in December, 21% for 2012; FIAT largest gainer

Green Car Congress

The Dodge Grand Caravan minivan and sporty Dodge Avenger mid-size sedan each posted double-digit percentage sales increases. Sales of the Grand Caravan were up 19%, the minivan’s second best sales month of 2012. Sales of the Heavy Duty Ram were up 20%, while sales of the Light Duty Ram trucks increased 14%.

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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 If Chrysler had their way, you will see it more as a multi-purpose vehicle than a minivan.

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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. When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in 2017, it was the only electrified minivan on the market. But the landscape has changed since 2017 as the 2021 Toyota Sienna minivan is now a hybrid. Ready to ride.

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Hypercar Company Rimac Developing Robotaxi Service

The Truth About Cars

News of the endeavor broke in 2021, when the media caught wind of a filing with the Croatian Ministry of Transportation. The electric hypercar company was developing an autonomous taxi based around the Renault Espace minivan. The latter partnership has evolved in recent years and includes the duo developing automated vehicles.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz Review -- Well-Packaged Style

The Truth About Cars

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. To that end, wind and road noise didn't intrude much -- only on a patch of weird pavement did I really hear any tire noise at all.

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Road Rally Review: Driving a Volkswagen ID. Buzz for 5,000 miles through Europe

The Truth About Cars

While driving with the front windows down, there was significant wind buffeting when at highway speeds. Also, to speed up with cruise on, a light tap of the “+” button was supposed to increase speed a single km/h at a tap, a harder tap was to go up 10 km/h. Then again, Northern Europeans love saunas.) Buzz does not have a spare tire.

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