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When will the first Hybrid Minivans be for sale here in the U.S.?


I’ve heard rumors of a hybrid Toyota Sienna in the US ever since Toyota started selling the hybrid Toyota Estima in Japan in 2001. (The Estima, when it used to be sold in the US, was renamed the Previa for the US market.) Then, in 2003, Toyota introduced the hybrid version of the Alphard minivan/MPV…

If you were up for the conversions and importing, you could bring one of those over from Japan today…

Current and upcoming/rumored hybrid minivans/SUVs for the US:

http://www.hybridcars.com/suvs-minivans.html

Sadly, the closest that you can get currently in the US to a minivan is either the midsized hatchback Toyota Prius, or one of several hybrid suvs (Ford Escape Hybrid, Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Mazda Tribute Hybrid, Lexus RX400h (Harrier hybrid), Toyota Highlander hybrid, Saturn Vue Green Line, or the upcoming GMC Yukon/Chevy Tahoe hybrid.

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3 Responses to “When will the first Hybrid Minivans be for sale here in the U.S.?”

  1. Mary A says:
    February 8, 2010 at 11:04 am

    The minivan is a dying breed. The cross over vehicles will soon replace it!
    References :
    Car expert.

  2. dana1981 says:
    February 8, 2010 at 11:19 am

    Toyota is going to introduce the Sienna hybrid to the US, possibly in 2008.
    References :
    http://www.hybridcars.com/suvs-minivans/toyota-sienna-hybrid.html

  3. mrvadeboncoeur says:
    February 8, 2010 at 11:31 am

    I’ve heard rumors of a hybrid Toyota Sienna in the US ever since Toyota started selling the hybrid Toyota Estima in Japan in 2001. (The Estima, when it used to be sold in the US, was renamed the Previa for the US market.) Then, in 2003, Toyota introduced the hybrid version of the Alphard minivan/MPV…

    If you were up for the conversions and importing, you could bring one of those over from Japan today…

    Current and upcoming/rumored hybrid minivans/SUVs for the US:
    http://www.hybridcars.com/suvs-minivans.html

    Sadly, the closest that you can get currently in the US to a minivan is either the midsized hatchback Toyota Prius, or one of several hybrid SUVs (Ford Escape Hybrid, Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Mazda Tribute Hybrid, Lexus RX400h (Harrier hybrid), Toyota Highlander hybrid, Saturn Vue Green Line, or the upcoming GMC Yukon/Chevy Tahoe hybrid.
    References :

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