• Jalopnik
  • spy-photos
  • jalopnik-reviews
  • Profile logout login

#electricminivan

Jalopnik

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #offtopic,
  • #tips,
  • #spyphotos,
  • etc.

Detroit, 6:48 AM
Tue Dec 1
28 posts in the last 24 hours

Contact

Tip your editors:
tips@jalopnik.com

Editor-in-Chief:
Ray Wert | Email | AIM

Road Test Editor:
Wes Siler | Email

Weekend Editor:
Murilee Martin | Email

Associate Editor - Houston:
Matt Hardigree

Associate Editor - Detroit:
Ben Wojdyla

Editor-at-Large:
Mike Spinelli

Contributors:
Mark Arnold
John Krewson | Email
Andy Didorosi

Follow Jalopnik on:
Facebook
Twitter

SUBSCRIBE TO Jalopnik RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
1753 Subscribers
Jalopnik
  • posts about #electricminivan more →

    Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express

    How Do The Chrysler Hybrids Match The Volt's EV Range?

    Chrysler EV Range-Extended Electric Minivan Gets Real Non-CNBC Reveal
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    Station wagons.
     Reply
    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of SmaartAasSaabr SmaartAasSaabr
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    why does it need alloy wheels, seriously
     Reply
    SmaartAasSaabr was starred SmaartAasSaabr was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/22/09

    @SmaartAasSaabr: Light weight. Plus, have you seen the 50-cent plastic hubcaps everyone uses these days? Chrysler and Toyota are the worst offenders.
     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    I want a Dodge A-Team EV. We can talk then.
     Reply
    FTGDWolverineEdition'09 was starred FTGDWolverineEdition'09 was unstarred
    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    04/22/09

    @Formerlythegreatestdriver: I pity the fool who bitches about the 8 hour recharge time!


    Wait, does that make him the fool?

     Reply
    Six Flags Over Tomsk was starred Six Flags Over Tomsk was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    I really don't think electric is going to be viable for vehicles that are in service for eight hours or more per day for 5 or 6 days a week. Especially if said vehicles are air-conditioned (as these probably will be). I can see the mail carrier leaving the air on while he does the walking part of his rounds, and the charge lasting half the day or less. Unless there's some protable quick-charging technology that can come out to the dead van and charge it in less than an hour, i see a clusterfuck on the horizon.
     Reply
    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    04/22/09

    @Ash65 will work for a Preview Button!: Good thinking. Though of the 6 or 8 places I've lived (that I can remember), I've never had a walking mail carrier. I wonder how many of them are left as a proportion of the total. In other words, there's still plenty of market for 100% vehicle delivery.
     Reply
    Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) was starred Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    04/22/09

    @Ash78: Any place where the mailboxes are on the house (most urban neighborhoods) will have walking service. At least they do in my neck of the universe.
     Reply
    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/22/09

    @Ash65 will work for a Preview Button!: A van does have alot of real estate for a solar panel...
     Reply
    Jo Schmo was starred Jo Schmo was unstarred
    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    My postal carrier drives a Ford Windstar, and my newspaper delivery guy (guy? gal? who can tell, it's dark then) drives a Mercury Villager. I guess we're all about the minivans for our home delivery out here. This being electric would lessen the drama of going postal I suppose.
     Reply
    Graverobber was starred Graverobber was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/22/09

    @Graverobber: The current newspaper delivery lady has an ancient Gutless Ciera, and the mailman doesn't drive anything, because the post office is within rock-throwing distance of my house.
     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    An electric minivan. This will make my kidnappings so much easier.
     Reply
    SirNotAppearing was starred SirNotAppearing was unstarred
    Image of Quattro-luvr Quattro-luvr
    04/22/09

    @Ash81: And quieter!
     Reply
    Quattro-luvr was starred Quattro-luvr was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/22/09

    @37hsA - now with failed cloning: Well, if you can stop her/him/them from screaming...
     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of GasGuzzler GasGuzzler
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    Where are all the eco-maniacs now?


    First you people all demand this stuff. Then the auto companies you chastise finally deliver it and you either bitch about it before even giving it a chance or say nothing. That's what makes this "green" movement such a joke. People finally get what they've been whining for and when it comes time to pony up for it that won't.


    -Fuel efficient
    -Reliable
    -Cheap


    Pick two. Until you come to terms with that, piss off.


    Good work Chrysler, I can see you're trying to follow government orders despite this being a complete waste of resources.

     Reply
    GasGuzzler was starred GasGuzzler was unstarred
    Image of Unregular Unregular
    04/22/09

    @GasGuzzler: relax, champ.


    ok - i pick Reliable and Cheap! but not Fuel-efficient.


    what do i get?

     Reply
    Unregular was starred Unregular was unstarred
    Image of GasGuzzler GasGuzzler
    04/22/09

    @Unregular: A tin can from Korea. Congrats.
     Reply
    GasGuzzler was starred GasGuzzler was unstarred
    Image of Unregular Unregular
    04/22/09

    @GasGuzzler: seriously dude - Honda doesn't do cheap, reliable, AND fuel-efficient?


    Toyota? Mazda?


    why do I have to pick two when some are covering all three?

     Reply
    Unregular was starred Unregular was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/22/09

    @GasGuzzler: Reliable and cheap, but inefficient? That'd be a Ford Freestyle. Come take it away.
     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/22/09

    @Unregular: Honda's not quite "cheap" compared to some of its competition.


    The Focus is all three, but it's uglier than a bag of smashed assholes.

     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    Hello again, TEVan.
     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    I give this van six weeks before it snaps and sprays everyone in a 100' radius with transmission fluid. Red liquid everywhere.
     Reply
    Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) was starred Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) was unstarred
    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    So now when my mail doesn't show up, it could be because of any of the following:


    1. The mail carrier stole it.

    2. It was "lost in the mail".

    3. The mail van ran out of charge.

    4. The mail van broke down because it's a Chrysler.

     Reply
    engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of Four-banger? I hardly knew her! Four-banger? I hardly knew her!
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    But if I can't hear the postal truck coming how will I know to check the mail for my latest issue of Bumpaddle?


     Reply
    Four-banger? I hardly knew her! was starred Four-banger? I hardly knew her! was unstarred
    Image of Four-banger? I hardly knew her! Four-banger? I hardly knew her!
    04/22/09

    @Four-banger? I hardly knew her!:
     Reply
    Four-banger? I hardly knew her! was starred Four-banger? I hardly knew her! was unstarred
    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/22/09

    @Four-banger? I hardly knew her!: Your mailbox obviously needs more cowbell.
     Reply
    Jo Schmo was starred Jo Schmo was unstarred
    Image of BrianEsser BrianEsser
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    The postal surface is so broke they are considering closing one day during the week, so makes sense to consider building and buying thousands of new vehicles.....
     Reply
    BrianEsser was starred BrianEsser was unstarred
    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    04/22/09

    @BrianEsser: That don't run on gas and require less maintenance?


    Yes, indeed it does.


    I forget the exact number, but every $.01 increase in gas price costs the USPS something like $5M/year.

     Reply
    Mad_Science was starred Mad_Science was unstarred
    Image of WilliamG. WilliamG.
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    An electric Transit would make much more sense, but hey, I say bring on the new electric vans!
     Reply
    WilliamG. was starred WilliamG. was unstarred
    Image of Skunky Skunky
    04/22/09

    @WilliamG.: I'd think an electric PT Cruiser panel wagon would make more sense. It's the most similar to current USPS vehicles.
     Reply
    Skunky was starred Skunky was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/22/09

    @Skunky: In that it's slow, ugly, and outdated?
     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    Just when I thought the current fleet of postal vehicles couldn't get any uglier or unreliable...
     Reply
    Jo Schmo was starred Jo Schmo was unstarred
    Image of ShantJ ShantJ
    04/22/09

    In reply to Chrysler Electric Postal Van Concept: The Pony-Up Express
    Oe, that is not mini. Todays "minivans" are as big as SUVs. Why is there a stigma with the word van?


    Oh, and I really hate that Chrysler claims to have invented the minivan... Decades off.

     Reply
    ShantJ was starred ShantJ was unstarred
    Image of Skunky Skunky
    04/22/09

    @ShantJ: It's mini compared to the Sprinter.
     Reply
    Skunky was starred Skunky was unstarred
    Image of nataku8_e30 nataku8_e30
    04/22/09

    @ShantJ: If it's a unibody platform, it's mini.
     Reply
    nataku8_e30 was starred nataku8_e30 was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/22/09

    @nataku83: That means:


    This is "mini".



    But this is not mini:



    And neither is this:



    Am I right so far?

     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    04/22/09

    @Ash91: This is a minivan.
     Reply
    Plecostomus [Tyrrell] was starred Plecostomus [Tyrrell] was unstarred
    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/22/09

    @Ash85: Mmmmmm...




     Reply
    A strolling player was starred A strolling player was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/22/09

    @Ash87:


    Am I doin it rite?

     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/22/09

    @Ash91: Yes ♥
     Reply
    A strolling player was starred A strolling player was unstarred
    Image of carcrazy73 carcrazy73
    04/22/09

    @Ash91: actually the astro/safaris are a g-body front frame section/suspension with a uni-body rear section. and I LOVE my astro...that 4.3/4L60E has taken 175K miles of my abuse with no major failures.
     Reply
    carcrazy73 was starred carcrazy73 was unstarred
    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    04/22/09

    @carcrazy73:


    I just wanted an excuse to post the C-Max. It's so good looking.

     Reply
    Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . was starred Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . was unstarred
    Image of Dhillaz 2.0 Dhillaz 2.0
    04/22/09

    @Ash74: Can someone please clarify what these are?




     Reply
    Dhillaz 2.0 was starred Dhillaz 2.0 was unstarred
    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/22/09

    @Ash99: Honda Stream? Mitsubishi.. uh.. Space Gear? Toyota Corolla Verso?


    This is me guessing.

     Reply
    A strolling player was starred A strolling player was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or Jalopnik account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.