- The redesigned Kia Carnival has a hybrid option with 33 mpg combined
- Standard as a hybrid, the Toyota Sienna gets 36 mpg or 35 mpg with all-wheel drive
- Chrysler Pacifica is the only plug-in hybrid minivan, with a 32-mile electric range
The Chrysler Voyager may be back as the base model for the Pacifica, but the only minivan maker today that doesn't offer a hybrid option in the US is the 2025 Honda Odyssey.
2024 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
Chrysler Pacifica
- Hybrid powertrain option: Plug-in hybrid with 260-hp 3.6-liter V-6, two-motor hybrid system; 16-kwh battery pack, FWD
- 32 miles of all-electric range, 30 mpg combined in hybrid mode
- PHEV starting price: $52,750
Introduced for the 2017 model year, the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid remains the only plug-in hybrid minivan available. And it lives up to expectations in a way that few other plug-in hybrids do, allowing families to use it as a fully electric vehicle for short daily trips around town and as a fuel-efficient hybrid on road trips. The Pacifica Hybrid is also still eligible for a full $7,500 federal tax credit under tough new rules introduced in 2024.
Kia Carnival
- Hybrid powertrain option: 242-hp 1.6-liter turbo-4, 54-kw electric motor; 1.4-kwh battery pack; FWD
- 34 mpg city, 31 highway, 33 combined
- Starting price for the Hybrid: $41,895
The 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid brings a hybrid powertrain to a Kia minivan for the first time. Introduced with a mid-cycle Carnival refresh that also includes technological upgrades and distinctive styling, the powertrain is the same as that used in the 2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid crossover, which also gets a facelift for the new model year. The Carnival Hybrid is the bigger Sorento Hybrid, 36 mpg combined.
Toyota Sienna
- Standard hybrid powertrain: 245-hp 2.5-liter inline-4, two-wheel hybrid system; 6.5 Ah battery pack; FWD or AWD
- 36 mpg combined (front-wheel drive), 35 mpg combined (all-wheel drive)
- Starting price: $39,080
The Sienna received a standard hybrid powertrain with its latest design for the 2021 model year. It's not a plug-in hybrid like the Pacifica Hybrid, but it does offer an all-wheel drive option, which should also prove a differentiating factor from the recently introduced Kia Carnival Hybrid that looks set to match its 36-mpg EPA combined rating.
Honda Odyssey
- Gas powertrain: 280-hp 3.6-liter V-6, 10-speed automatic transmission, front-wheel drive
- 22 mpg combined
- Starting price: $43,315
The 2025 Honda Odyssey receives minor updates in terms of styling and technical features, but the updates do not affect the powertrain. That leaves the Odyssey, which was last redesigned for the 2018 model year, as the last pickup without an available powertrain. Honda is targeting 50% hybrid sales, and plans to make hybrid versions of all its base models, so the Odyssey hybrid could be in the future product line, however.