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2024 Honda Prologue: Japan’s most American brand gets serious about EVs

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It’s worth noting that the Prologue presently carries heavy incentives, from the federal $7,500 point-of-purchase rebate to Honda’s own internal spiffs. The Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX are presentable, competent and competitive. Cheaper joint EV program: cancelled So how’s the Honda-GM partnership working out?

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Tesla’s longer Model Y did not scale back requests for this vehicle type from fans

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A few months ago, I reported on the overall consensus within the Tesla community that the company needs a full-size SUV, minivan, or even a cargo van that would be ideal for camping or business use.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: electric Microbus finally arrives

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While we couldn’t compare it to a Chrysler Pacifica, Honda Odyssey, or Toyota Sienna, the third row felt as large as the capacious Pacifica, presently our gold standard for third rows. VW stays strictly away from the word minivan, saying only 3 percent of hand-raisers for the Buzz are minivan owners.

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Road Test: 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz RWD

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We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements. In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology. As part of these events we may be offered free transportation, lodging or meals.

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Chrysler to present City of San Francisco with 14 PHEVs as part of a 3-year demo project

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Tomorrow, Chrysler Group LLC will present 14 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to the City of San Francisco as part of a three-year evaluation program. The city will evaluate the vehicles in real-world driving conditions and report regularly to Chrysler Group LLC all driving and charging experiences with the demonstration vehicles.

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Rivian’s minivan image in patent offers an exercise in imagination more than anything

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Interestingly enough, the images in the patent show the door on a minivan-style vehicle. Before speculation runs rampant, we want to point out that this patent is one of hundreds filed by the automaker and likely does not allude to a future Rivian minivan. However, it does present a growing niche Rivian would be well suited to fill.

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Chrysler Group partnering with NextEnergy to evaluate vehicle-to-grid technology

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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.

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