Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Wins Big Honor From Automotive Science Group

The 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is the winner of the Best Environmental Performance and Best All-around Performance awards from the Automotive Science Group (ASG) in their 2018 Automotive Performance Index (API) study.

“With 84 MPGe, the Pacifica Hybrid reveals new possibilities for fuel economy gains and emission reductions, earning the Pacifica Hybrid ASG’s coveted Best Environmental Performance award,” said Colby Self, Managing Director of ASG. “The Pacifica Hybrid, with its 33-mile all-electric driving range, leverages the increasingly cleaner U.S. power grid as a fuel source to significantly improve the environmental benefits of the PHEV powertrain in 2018, and across future years.”

The Pacifica Hybrid earned a class-leading environmental performance rating in ASG’s Study, outperforming the average vehicle in its segment by 34 percent, thereby producing 34 percent less CO2-e emissions over the first 6.5 years in its life cycle. When looking at all 823 minivans, crossovers and SUVs assessed in ASG’s 2018 Study, the Pacifica Hybrid maintained a 24 percent smaller carbon footprint than the average large vehicle available to North American consumers in 2018.

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How Green is the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid?

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One of the key selling points of the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is its environmental impact.  The move to green for many a car is big with numerous car buyers.  Hybrids especially strive to be as green as they possibly can.  How green is the Pacifica Hybrid?

In comparison to the previous-generation of the gas-powered Chrysler minivan, it is 31 percent greener.  The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is the most efficient minivan of all time.

The number was reached by the engineers at FCA US using industry-standard software.  They were able to calculate the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of the Pacifica Hybrid.  The software took into account the environmental impact of fuel production and delivery, as well as the vehicle’s fuel consumption.  All of this was based on 120,000 miles of operation.  The total reduction the Pacifica Hybrid recorded was 21-metric-tonne in CO2e GHG emissions.

In comparison, the amount of reduction the Pacifica Hybrid had was the average annual CO2 output of 22 American households or 14 commercial flights from Detroit to Los Angeles.

The Pacifica Hybrid is the most-fuel efficient minivan ever.  It has an EPA fuel-economy rating of 84 MPGe.  These findings show that the Pacifica Hybrid is truly one of the greenest options out there buyers.

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