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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid PHEV minivan EPA-rated at 84 MPGe in electric-only mode; role of eFlite dual-motor/one-way clutch strategy

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No other minivan has ever come close to this rating. (As In addition, the EPA gave the all-new minivan a rating of 10 in its Green Vehicle Guide. This marks the first time a minivan has achieved a 10—the highest possible rating—in this category. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Chrysler Pacifica PHEV contract marks first delivery of a complete pack for volume NA PHEV for LG Chem

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Li-ion battery maker LG Chem will supply the 16-kWh Li-ion battery pack system and controls for the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan. The agreement with FCA US marks the first time LG Chem will engineer and manufacture a complete battery pack in Michigan for a volume production North American PHEV. Earlier post.)

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Nobody Knows if the BMW M5 Touring is Coming to America

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Despite having been quoted as confirming the BMW M5 Touring for North America, Domagoj Dukec has just recanted. For those wondering what happened, The Car Guide had reported Dukec as confirming the M5 Touring as bound for America during a Portuguese test drive of the redesigned 2024 BMW X2. kWh battery needs to be recharged.

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

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It would then be offered for public use in 2012, said Brian Carolin, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Nissan North America Inc. Postal Service with a fleet of 250 all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivans in Michigan, North Carolina and the New York City area beginning later this year.

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

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But for North America, it’s the big dog, the quintessential Jeep 4×4. 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. It’s sandwiched between a 2.0-liter

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News: 2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz

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Revisiting and updating the past Volkswagen walked away from the bus and van market right about the time minivans became the rage, though it did soldier on with the low-volume Type 2 Vanagon until 2002. So driving around town, stuck in stop-and-go rush hour freeway traffic, or coasting down hills will recharge the battery.

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FCA unveils Chrysler Portal concept: next-gen family transportation for Millenials; electric, semi-autonomous, connected, flexible

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—Tim Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Car Brands – Dodge, SRT, Chrysler and FIAT, FCA – North America. The four modes or generations of family transportation have been defined as station wagons, minivans, SUVs and crossovers; millennials will seek their own version of a family vehicle.

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