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Minivans seem like a great fit for PHEV. Short trips could be all-electric, and the longer ones powered by an ICE running efficiently at highway speeds.
by cjrp 3y ago
Minivans seem like a great fit for PHEV. Short trips could be all-electric, and the longer ones powered by an ICE running efficiently at highway speeds.
- jedberg 3y agoYeah, I could even get excited about a hybrid Honda van, as it would meet pretty much all my use cases. But for some reason the company that basically did hybrid first for some reason won't do it anymore.
- reducesuffering 3y agoToyota really did hybrid first. Honda has lagged on hybrids their whole existence. And the Toyota Sienna minivan is a hybrid.
- auxym 3y agoNot plugin though, at least not yet. AFAIK the Chrysler Pacifica is the only plugin minivan on the NA market at the moment.
- tacomadome 3y agoThe Honda Insight came 2 years before the Prius. I’m still bitter because it came in manual, which no other hybrid since has.
- papercrane 3y agoToyota released the Prius first, but it was exclusive to Japan until 2000. The Insight was available in North America first by few months.
- TYPE_FASTER 3y agoYeah, a PHEV Sienna would be outstanding. Chrysler makes a PHEV version of the Pacifica, but only in FWD and I'm looking for AWD.