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JULY 28, 2025

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Taxi

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2021

The all-new Note Aura comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ), a key part of the company’s electrification strategy under the Nissan NEXT global business transformation plan. e-POWER uses a highly efficient gasoline engine to generate electricity for the electric motor that propels the vehicle.

Aura

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

No other minivan has ever come close to this rating. (As As examples of SUV/MPV-style electric vehicle fuel efficiency, the 2016 Tesla Model X AWD - 75D is EPA-rated at 93 MPGe combined city/highway; the Model X AWD - P90D is EPA-rated at 89 MPGe; and the 2016 BYD e6 compact MPV is EPA-rated at 72 MPGe. Click to enlarge.

Minivan

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

The report also identified a number of contributory trends, including: Fuel economy continues to increase while weight and power have leveled off. Vehicle weight and power are two important design parameters that help determine a vehicle’s CO 2 emissions and fuel economy. ft 2 (1.9%); truck SUVs increased 0.4 mpg per year.

Fuel Economy

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Kia on Thursday added a hybrid version of its Carnival minivan, as part of a mid-cycle revamp that brings technology upgrades and somewhat more SUV-inspired styling. The 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid will be powered by a 1.6-liter

Minivan

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2021

Nissan announced that cumulative sales of vehicles with its e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ) surpassed 500,000 units at the end of March. The e-POWER system uses a highly efficient gasoline engine to generate electricity for the electric motor that propels the vehicle. e-POWER power train (for New Note).

Japan

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2019

At the Tokyo Motor Show lather this month, Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) will unveil the MI-TECH CONCEPT—a small plug-in hybrid SUV featuring a 4-motor 4WD system called Quad Motor with Dual Motor AYC (active yaw control) with 2-motors for both front and rear axle.

Mitsubishi

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2014

One will be a PHEV version of the new Chrysler Town & Country minivan to be introduced in 2016; the second will be a PHEV version of a new full-size crossover vehicle to be introduced in 2017. FCA will launch a PHEV minivan in 2016 to comply with ZEV requirements. Several mild hybrid applications will come to market shortly thereafter.

Chrysler

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2020

The brand likewise began accepting preorders for the Blazer SUV to tap into the popular large SUV segment. In addition to electric vehicles, GM is maintaining its focus on the introduction of luxury vehicles as well as midsize/large SUVs and MPVs—the segments with the strongest increase in customer demand. Rong Guang EV.

GM

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2013

The number of SUV, pickup, minivan, and van models that have combined EPA label values of 20 mpg (11.8 There are almost 3 times more SUVs with combined labels of 25 mpg (9.4 Vehicle power is at a record high, while the vehicle weight trend is generally flat. l/100km) or more.

Fuel Economy

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Power Asia Pacific 2010 China Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study released last week. Power Asia Pacific, Shanghai. SUV segment: Toyota RAV4. Minivan segment: Wuling Rongguang. —Hannah Chao, research director at J.D. Entry midsize segment: Honda Fit. Midsize segment: Volkswagen Golf.

Asia

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Those dimensions create unique proportions that depart from conventional minivan, SUV or crossover designs, GM says. Power for the Granite concept comes from a 1.4L The Granite’s comparatively short body length is complemented by a wide, 70.3-inch inch (1,786 mm) overall width and a tall, 60.5-inch inch (1,536 mm) height.

GMC

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Toyota calculates that as of 31 October, TMC-produced hybrid vehicles sold since 1997 have reduced CO 2 emissions by approximately 30 million tons worldwide and approximately 9 million tons in Japan compared to the amount of emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles of similar size and driving performance.

Japan

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2012

The second-generation Prius followed in 2003 along with the expanded use of TMC’s hybrid system on such vehicles as minivans, SUVs, rear-wheel-drive sedans and compact hatchbacks. Sales of the Prius began in North America, Europe and elsewhere in 2000. Cumulative sales of select TMC hybrids. Click to enlarge.

Prius

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

Stemming from a major project partially funded with a $9-million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop an opposed-piston two-stroke gasoline compression ignition engine (OPGCI) ( earlier post ), Achates Power announced it is developing a 2.7-liter, The new Achates Power 2.7-liter

Light

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2013

The study includes various sizes of sedans, wagons, and SUVs, as well as pickup trucks, minivans and a few “muscle” and sports cars. These vehicles conserve fuel by only powering 4 cylinders at lower speeds, and then switch to 8 cylinders when needed to meet the power demand at higher speeds. Speed increase.

Fuel Economy

EV Central

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Volvo has pulled the drapes off the Volvo EM90, its first minivan in more than 70 years of car-making. Not only that it’s battery-powered and more luxurious than its flagship XC90 SUV. As standard the EM90 supports vehicle to load (or bidirectional) charging and is therefore able to power your home in a power cut.

Volvo

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2016

Ford reports that sales of its full-size Transit passenger vans are up 30% year-on-year through June, partly driven by growing numbers of large families are turning to the Transit instead of minivans. According to Ford, Transit vans outsold every other van in the United States over the first half of 2016, including minivans.

Ford

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2018

China-based GAC Motor will feature its existing sedan, SUV, minivan and NEV at the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. GAC will also release its first compact new-energy concept SUV designed for the North American market, called the Enverge. year-on-year increase.

Detroit

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The annual report provides data on the CO 2 emissions, fuel economy and technology characteristics of new light-duty vehicles (cars, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks). MY2009 had the largest annual decrease in vehicle weight and power since 1980. Characteristics of new LDVs for six model years. Click to enlarge.

Fuel Economy

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Light trucks (pickups, minivans/vans, and truck SUVs), accounted for 36% of all light-duty vehicle production in MY 2012, the second lowest level since 1993. Vehicle weight trend is flat and increasing vehicle power trend is slowing. There are more than twice as many SUV models that achieve 25 mpg (9.4 mpg, or 22%.

Fuel Economy

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, The system produces power with engine torque driving a hydraulic pump that charges the high pressure accumulator of up to 5,000 psi (34.5 liter, inline four-cylinder gasoline engine. Earlier post.)

Chrysler

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.

Kia

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Goodbye to the Minivan: Hello to the MPV For all those “I will never own a minivan” people, Kia wants them to take a look at the 2025 Carnival MPV (multi-purpose vehicle). A big one–minivan or MPV ? The electric power steering made turning easy and contributed to the Carnival not driving as large as it is.

Kia

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. MY 2010 weight and power increased from MY 2009, but decreased relative to MY 2008. seconds.

Fuel Economy

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 Top: Engine power and displacement. Adjusted fuel economy distribution by model year. mpg, respectively. mpg per year.

Fuel Economy

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.

Global

Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Rowan claims Volvo has “much more pricing power” as it rolls out its cheapest EV so far, the EX30, starting at $35,000. Volvo CEO boasts pricing power for EVs On Wednesday, Rowan told Reuters at the Global Markets Forum that Volvo sees a growth opportunity in the EV segment. It even launched its first electric minivan in China (EM90).

Volvo

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 also boasts of the capability to handle “extreme power,” allowing for 0-62 mph times in the 2.0-second bound EVs might be built on it.

Dodge

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.

Jeep

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. Smooth Power and Fuel Sipping.

Toyota

Baua Electric

JUNE 24, 2024

Gas-electric Kia Carnival debuts for 2025 Powertrain delivers a net 242 hp Three levels of brake regeneration are controlled by shift paddles Kia on Monday announced prices for the new hybrid version of its Carnival minivan. The Carnival Hybrid joins two other hybrid minivan entires in the U.S. inch touchscreen and 12.3-inch

Minivan

EV Central

AUGUST 19, 2024

And with the 007’s SUV equivalent, the 7X, now confirmed for Australia, it’s an odds-on bet that the technology will arrive with it in 2025. In the past, a 1C 80kWh battery is a power pack that can be topped up at just 80kW, so the new Zeekr 5.5C READ MORE: Revealed! While Zeekr is the first to offer 5.5C

Australia

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Chrysler calls it a “multipurpose vehicle,” but we will stick with modern minivan. The 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter The only minivan with a plug. Stopping was straight, with the 4-wheel power-assisted disc anti-lock brakes, which were easy to modulate. How It Works.

Chrysler

Charged EVs

JUNE 2, 2023

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. It’s longer than the one sold in Europe, has a genuine third row of seats, a larger battery and a more powerful motor, and available all-wheel drive. It’s been on sale in Europe for a year, as has the Cargo commercial-van variant.

North America

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The Model X SUV remained “Much-Worse-Than-Average” for reliability, with ongoing problems including the falcon-wing doors and center display screen. The Grand Cherokee and Renegade improve to “Average,” while the Cherokee and Compass SUVs have “Below-Average” reliability. Jeep has mixed results, falling two spots to 22.

Chrysler

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 16, 2021

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.

Chrysler