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IIHS: Minivans Don't Do Enough to Protect Rear Passengers

The Truth About Cars

Minivans are undefeated as family haulers, but a recent announcement from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) casts doubt on their ability to protect the precious cargo in their back seats. All of the minivans on sale in the U.S.

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The NTSB Wants More Speed-Limiting Tech in New Vehicles

The Truth About Cars

New cars have all sorts of driver monitoring tech on board that can tell when a person is paying attention or has their hands on the wheel, but the National Transportation Safety Board feels there’s a need for more. Five other vehicles were involved, including a minivan with seven people inside.

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Ram electric truck, Mercedes EQE, Zeekr 009, EV charging cybersecurity: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

World-first battery tech is making its debut in an electric minivan. The Biden administration meets with industry on EV charger cybersecurity. Mercedes prices the EQE sedan and says it tops 300 miles EPA in some forms. And the upcoming electric pickup from Ram could be a leader in range, payload, and towing.

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2023 Zeekr 009 Debuts As Luxury Electric Minivan With 510-Mile Range

InsideEVs

Meet the Geely-owned brand's second production vehicle and the world's first to feature CATL's Qilin battery tech in a 140-kWh pack.

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Vinfast preview drive, Subaru Solterra pricing, Nissan solid-state tech, electric Chevy Corvette: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which company is rethinking the minivan as an EV? Which eagerly anticipated electric pickup went into production this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 29. In a preview drive of the 2023 Vinfast VF 8, the first of two electric crossovers from the.

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Tech: 2022 Toyota Connected: Autono-MaaS and Cabin Awareness Concept

Clean Fleet Report

This system has been integrated into a Sienna Hybrid minivan for future testing under real world conditions. More Tech News: News: Jaguar Land Rover Partners with Nvidia. Tech: Biomimetic Engineering Is Evolving ADAS. The use of the Sienna is no accident as it is one of Toyota’s most recently upgraded models.

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Report: Refreshed Kia Carnival On the Way Soon

The Truth About Cars

Kia replaced its aging North American minivan with the Carnival in 2022, which brought a stylish family hauler with a plush interior and great tech. Spy images popped up on the motorsjason account on Instagram, showing a few angles of the refreshed minivan.

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