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Spindifferent Aug 3, 2017 Read More Replies: 4

Me and My PHEV Minivan

Source: http://wardsauto.com/2017-car-management-briefing-seminars/me-and-my-phev-minivan-no-prisoners

But the primary mission of the drive was to put the minivan, its clever propulsion system and assorted advanced technology (adaptive cruise control is wonderful on highways) to the road test.

The Pacifica Hybrid made the grade in various departments, the first one being fuel economy. I averaged a nice 28.2 mpg (8.4 L/100 km) for the entire trip, which consisted of limited city driving, some motoring at moderate speeds on county roads and a lot of wide-open barreling up I-75 (where the speed limit on some stretches has been increased to 75 mph [121 km/h]).
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Here’s the Pacifica PHEV’s make up: a 220-hp, high-compression Atkinson-cycle V-6 (a derivative of FCA’s award-winning standard Pentastar V-6) is paired with two electric motors. A 16-kWh lithium-ion...

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Dashboard summary July 2017

Thanks again Jeff Cobb's team: July 2017 Dashboard

	model	07/15/17	06/15/17	05/15/17	04/15/17
1	Prius Liftback	6034	5476	6064	5802
2	RAV4	4695	3709	4070	3516
3	Niro Hybrid	2763	2188	2660	2939
4	Fusion Hybrid	2191	5697	5671	4509
5	Accord Hybrid	2007	1799	1976	1787
6	Bolt	1971	1642	1566	1292
7	Prius Prime	1645	1619	1908	1819
8	Highlander Hybrid	1528	1478	1514	1663
9	Volt	1518	1745	1817	1807
10	Model S	1500	2200	1700	1200
11	Model X	1400	2100	1800	900
12	Transit Diesel	1299	3789	4830	4025
13	Camry Hybrid	1290	1355	1711	1513
14	Leaf	1283	1506	1392	1063
15	Ioniq Hybrid	1209	1348	1752	1297
16	Colorado Diesel	1021	784	666	753
17	C-Max Hybrid	995	966	880	720
18	Prius C	868	867	1121	1161
19	C-Max Energi	844	936	950	720
20	Prius V	837	773	929	926
21	RX 400 / 450 h	806	655	747	615
22	Sonata	739	741	848	1115
23	Fusion Energi	703	707	1000	905
24	i3	601	567	506	516
25	ES Hybrid	598	481	467	356
26	X5	463	488	433	291
27	CT200h	442	615	825	794
28	MKZ	435	428	588	509
29	Avalon Hybrid	411	352	412	400...