Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

LG Chem announced that it won a contract to supply the 16 kWh Li-ion battery pack and controls for the new Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivan introduced earlier this year at the Detroit auto show. Chrysler estimates that the Pacifica Hybrid will deliver an all-electric range of 30 miles. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 20, 2024

Stellantis has reaffirmed a claim of 500 miles of range for its STLA dedicated EV platform, set to underpin several future cars, crossovers, and SUVs from the automaker. Stellantis was making the 500-mile range claim then as well. bound EVs might be built on it.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

How about more than 520 miles? Or how about 32 miles on no gasoline at all as you chauffeur around the kids and do in-town errands? If this is appealing, then the 2022 Pacifica plug-in hybrid (PHEV) is what you are looking for. Chrysler calls it a “multipurpose vehicle,” but we will stick with modern minivan.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2016

It is in fact a plug-in hybrid, making it the first minivan equipped with that type of powertrain to go into production. It is also the first mass-market plug-in vehicle sold by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in all 50 states of the U.S.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 16, 2021

If you are one of those “I will never drive a minivan” type of persons, please keep reading. Oh, and could you get used to 32 miles of all-electric driving and 30+ mph when in hybrid mode? When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in 2017, it was the only electrified minivan on the market. How It Works.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2016

The Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA announced will collaborate to integrate Google’s self-driving technology into all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans ( earlier post ) to expand Google’s existing self-driving test program. —Sergio Marchionne, CEO, FCA.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

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 Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 11, 2016

Chrysler’s Town & Country was one of the first minivan on the market when it arrived in 1989 as a spinoff of the original Dodge Caravan, and its mix of practicality and near-premium status did a lot to boost the segment.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 20, 2024

seconds MPG: 21 city/29 highway/24 combined Small displacement, but dual power R/T Plus – Plug-in-Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) 1.3-liter, seconds MPG: 21 city/29 highway/24 combined Small displacement, but dual power R/T Plus – Plug-in-Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) 1.3-liter, kWh battery is by plugging in.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2016

The nearly 5,900 employees at Windsor Assembly are bringing more than 33 years of minivan production knowledge and expertise to the launch of the Pacifica Hybrid. Since launching the first minivan in 1983, the Windsor plant has built 10 million of the more than 14.3 —Brian Harlow, Head of Manufacturing, FCA – North America.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is the sole plug-in hybrid minivan for sale anywhere in North America, but it hasn't had a particularly smooth rollout. Its seven seats and 33 miles of EPA-rated electric range make it appealing to families who want a plug-in vehicle with more than five seats and more than 20 miles of range.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

While the majority of Americans have long since decamped in favor of crossovers and SUVs, there remains a dedicated cadre of buyers committed to the family minivan. This decision deletes a few features or makes them optional (power liftgate, ambient lighting, and the like) but opens the plug-in hybrid price point to more customers.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is a one-of-a-kind vehicle, the sole plug-in hybrid minivan offered for sale in North America. Now, the Pacifica Hybrid is back on sale in its second model year, and the minivan with 33 miles of.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2016

Chrysler last week revealed the completely new sixth-generation version of its minivans—including, at long last, the first full-hybrid minivan for the U.S. That model, to be called the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, is slated to go on sale around September 2016.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2015

In a new report, Navigant Research forecasts that North American plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) sales will exceed 1.1 To date, North America is the strongest market for light duty (LD) plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), with more than 133,000 sold in 2014. million annually by 2024. million in the aggressive. between 2015 and 2024.

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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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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 5, 2021

All-New, All-Hybrid Family-Friendly Minivan. To further its electrification commitment, Toyota has released two 2021 hybrid-only models–the Venza crossover and the Sienna minivan. Next up for 2021 is the all-new Sienna Hybrid minivan, which previously was powered only by a gasoline V6. Soaking up the highway miles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

On Friday, Chrysler Group LLC announced it was withdrawing from service its test fleet of plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) to conduct a battery-pack upgrade. Three of the fleet’s 109 pickups equipped with plug-in hybrid powertrains sustained damage when their prototype 12.9-kWh mpg, while the minivans delivered 55.0

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2013

Chrysler Group is working with NextEnergy to evaluate vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology using four all-electric minivans. The battery-powered minivans are connected to a charging module that, using NextEnergy technology, can simulate any electrical grid in the world. Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart Grid V2X'

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Green Car Reports

JULY 5, 2019

Seating for six, up to 32-miles of EPA-rated all-electric range, and a 30-mpg combined rating set the 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid up to be not just the ideal minivan but the ideal family mover at this point in time.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 12, 2016

Which luxury plug-in vehicle will soon have a plug-in version using parts from a minivan? And, why is an unusual Toyota electric-car concept made of wood? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, March 11, 2016.

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Minivan Prius Volt Miles 60

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

billion in federal grant monies awarded to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of hybrid electric vehicles and new-generation batteries for a project to develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2017

In addition, the all-new Pacifica minivan also makes strategic use of aluminum. In highway driving, the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica earns a best-in-class rating of 28 miles per gallon (mpg) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). All-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica body structure 72% high-strength steel. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 10, 2016

The Fiat 500e electric minicar is aging, and with the introduction of the 238-mile Chevrolet Bolt EV this month, the three-door hatchback's 84 miles of range becomes woefully uncompetitive.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 30, 2015

If you need to fit more than five into your vehicle—even just sometimes—and the thought of getting less than 25 miles per gallon in daily driving repulses you, the pickings for U.S. Why are there no hybrid minivans at all, no three-row crossovers you can plug in for electric-only city.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Wagons haven’t been fashionable in North America since they were supplanted by the minivan in the 1980s. liter V8 in a plug-in hybrid format. If that is to be the case, it should offer somewhere around 50 miles of all-electric driving before the 25.7 kWh battery needs to be recharged.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 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. More are coming to the US market, such as the Audi A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid and Volkswagen e-Golf BEV. Emissions Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Plug-ins'

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 1, 2021

“Mothers are driving the kids, the dog, and lots of stuff around town and there haven’t been a lot of electric minivans. I’m a great believer in women getting started with hybrid plug-ins as a gateway to going fully electric,” she said. “I If it’s too big a leap to go all-electric, then try on a plug-in hybrid.

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San Francisco Minivan Purchase Gas-Electric 94

Setec Powerr

AUGUST 9, 2022

SETEC Power mobile charging system can be installed on trailers or minivans and provide emergency charging services for electric vehicles anywhere. The SETEC Power mobile charging system is specifically designed for fast charging and uses 60kw DC fast charging technology to provide over 100 miles of range in less than 30 minutes.

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Charging Power Powered Minivan 52

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

A Very Trail-Ready Plug-in Hybrid. Jeep global CEO Christian Meunier closed out 2021 by announcing his brand’s goal of becoming the “zero emission freedom brand,” with the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid (PHEV) as its first example. But when including the electric range of 21 miles, the city and highway combined number is 49 mpge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Chrysler debuts all-electric minivan Alisa PriddleThe Detroit News April 22, 2009 12:00 PM Chrysler LLC is celebrating Earth Day with the presentation of four all-electric minivans to the United States Postal Service in Washington today.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

plug-in series hybrid—featuring a 16 kWh battery pack and a 40-mile all-electric range.). Chrysler’s product strength is in the pickup, SUV, and minivan segments—all of which are relatively low in fuel efficiency. Tags: Plug-ins Policy Vehicle Manufacturers. The Volt is an extended range electric vehicle—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2017

Waymo (formerly the Google self-driving car project) will add an additional 500 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans ( earlier post ) to expand its self-driving program. FCA previously delivered 100 minivans, modified for self-driving, to Waymo during the second half of 2016. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2016

The gasoline-powered version of the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan has earned a highway-cycle fuel-economy rating of 28 mpg US (8.4 l/100km) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—a benchmark unsurpassed by any minivan on the US market and 12% better than the vehicle Pacifica replaces. l/100 km), respectively.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The plug-in hybrid version of the Jeep Wrangler offers useful all-electric range and great electric torque—if drivers plug it in. The accelerating pace of electric vehicle launches has brought us to this: The first Jeep in the US to get a plug-in hybrid version is the legendary Wrangler. Plug-in planned from Day One.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2023

The optimized efficiency of the new EDM will help each platform achieve driving range up to 500 miles (800 km). The portfolio of transmissions includes six-, eight- and nine-speed transmissions, as well as the SiEVT transmission for the Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid electric minivan, built at the Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 17, 2021

More miles from up top. Clean Fleet Report was driving the highly optioned Limited, which had the standard solar panel roof that charges the 12-volt and hybrid batteries, producing two miles of electric driving range for every six hours the car is left in the sun. The strip appears to be chrome during the day, but lights-up at night.

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